Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 45.0% | 55.0% | +1.1 | ✓ (3.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.3% | 50.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +5 (87-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 43 | 5-16 | 1-4 | 9-11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 41 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 38 | 6-9 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 36 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 35 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 18 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tayshaun Prince * | 43 | 6-15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 43 | 9-20 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 5 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 41 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 4-5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 22 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 35 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 25 | - |
| Chris Webber * | 34 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 16 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 22 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Flip Murray * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jason Maxiell * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Carlos Delfino | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter