Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 45.0% | 55.0% | +1.1 | ✓ (1.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.3% | 50.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +3 (90-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 45 | 12-35 | 2-7 | 11-14 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 19 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 40 | 6-15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 16 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 36 | 7-12 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 30 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 23 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 19 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 15 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 14 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Wallace * | 40 | 5-14 | 0-1 | 1-6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 19 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 38 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 18 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 36 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 36 | 7-14 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 29 | 6-7 | 3-3 | 2-3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 15 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Carlos Arroyo * | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 13 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Carlos Delfino | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Ronald Dupree | 6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter