Model Predictions
| Model | Detroit Pistons | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 33.0% | 67.0% | +3.9 | ✓ (12.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.7% | 55.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +16 (89-73). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hamilton * | 41 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 39 | 5-14 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 35 | 6-17 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 6 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 35 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 33 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | - |
| Rodney Stuckey * | 14 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Jarvis Hayes * | 12 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Jason Maxiell * | 11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Theo Ratliff * | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Amir Johnson | 4 | 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 * | 41 | 11-19 | 2-5 | 6-7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 26 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 32 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Delonte West * | 32 | 3-13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 32 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 27 | 3-11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 25 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 14 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 14 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Joe Smith | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
* = starter