Model Predictions
| Model | Detroit Pistons | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 33.0% | 67.0% | +3.9 | ✗ (23.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.7% | 55.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -20 (76-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tayshaun Prince * | 32 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 30 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 29 | 5-14 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 25 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 6-7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 23 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Mehmet Okur * | 22 | 6-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Mike James * | 19 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Corliss Williamson * | 16 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 15 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Darko Milicic | 7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Darvin Ham | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Boozer * | 37 | 10-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 26 | - |
| LeBron James * | 36 | 5-17 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 34 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 31 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Kevin Ollie * | 28 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | - |
| Dajuan Wagner * | 23 | 1-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Lee Nailon | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Tony Battie | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | - |
| Kedrick Brown | 7 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Ira Newble | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter