Model Predictions
| Model | Detroit Pistons | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 33.0% | 67.0% | +3.9 | ✓ (11.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.7% | 55.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +15 (91-76). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tayshaun Prince * | 41 | 8-19 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 39 | 10-19 | 2-5 | 3-5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 18 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 35 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 35 | 2-8 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Carlos Delfino * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Carlos Arroyo * | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 20 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 19 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Ronald Dupree | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Darko Milicic | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 43 | 11-24 | 2-7 | 5-8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 18 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 36 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 25 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 25 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Lucious Harris * | 23 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 23 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 23 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 23 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
* = starter