Model Predictions
| Model | Detroit Pistons | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 33.0% | 67.0% | +3.9 | ✓ (2.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.7% | 55.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +6 (79-73). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hamilton * | 34 | 4-14 | 0-3 | 5-5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 32 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 27 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 26 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Rodney Stuckey * | 26 | 3-14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 21 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Will Bynum * | 19 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Jason Maxiell * | 19 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Allen Iverson * | 18 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Walter Herrmann * | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 40 | 9-24 | 0-2 | 7-8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 19 | - |
| Mo Williams * | 40 | 4-14 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 36 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 16 | - |
| Delonte West * | 35 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 26 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 25 | 2-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 21 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 11 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Darnell Jackson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter