Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 45.0% | 55.0% | +1.1 | ✗ (4.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.3% | 50.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons -3 (82-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 40 | 6-17 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 38 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 25 | - |
| LeBron James * | 38 | 5-19 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 29 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 27 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Kevin Ollie * | 21 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 18 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Dajuan Wagner * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Wallace * | 38 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 22 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 36 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 35 | 8-18 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 2 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 34 | 8-15 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 7 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 25 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Corliss Williamson * | 18 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 15 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Zeljko Rebraca * | 14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Darvin Ham * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter