Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 45.0% | 55.0% | +1.1 | ✓ (21.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.3% | 50.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +23 (96-73). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Gooden * | 35 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | - |
| LeBron James * | 31 | 8-18 | 0-3 | 6-8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 6 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 27 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Flip Murray * | 26 | 1-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 23 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 20 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 20 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 13 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Alan Henderson * | 7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ira Newble | 9 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Wallace * | 34 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 33 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 26 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 17 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 26 | 6-14 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 26 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 21 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 19 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Tony Delk | 18 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Maurice Evans | 14 | 5-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Dale Davis | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Carlos Delfino | 6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Kelvin Cato | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter