Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 45.0% | 55.0% | +1.1 | ✓ (33.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.3% | 50.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +35 (109-74). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Gooden * | 31 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 30 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 23 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 21 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Dwayne Jones * | 20 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| LeBron James * | 19 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 5-9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 18 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 17 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 17 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 12 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Eric Snow | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Demetris Nichols | 8 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey Billups * | 32 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 31 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 26 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 26 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 25 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 3-3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 15 | - |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 19 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Jarvis Hayes * | 18 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Jason Maxiell * | 15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Flip Murray | 19 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Amir Johnson | 9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Arron Afflalo | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
* = starter