Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 45.0% | 55.0% | +1.1 | ✓ (12.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.3% | 50.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +14 (85-71). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 35 | 4-17 | 1-5 | 4-6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 29 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 27 | 5-16 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 25 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 20 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 20 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 20 | 2-8 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 20 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 18 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | - |
| Joe Smith | 14 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Dwayne Jones | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tayshaun Prince * | 35 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 31 | 3-12 | 0-2 | 8-8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 25 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 25 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Jason Maxiell * | 22 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 22 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 16 | - |
| Rodney Stuckey * | 22 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Theo Ratliff * | 19 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Arron Afflalo * | 16 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Walter Herrmann | 7 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Amir Johnson | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Jarvis Hayes | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter