Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 29.5% | 70.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 51.4% | 48.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 53.9% | 46.1% | -0.9 | ✓ (14.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.8% | 60.2% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 28.7% | 71.3% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 36.2% | 63.8% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 36.1% | 63.9% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 34.9% | 65.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons -15 (100-115). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Sexton * | 38 | 10-19 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | - | - | |
| Tristan Thompson * | 26 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Darius Garland * | 25 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Kevin Love * | 24 | 7-11 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Cedi Osman * | 23 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Alfonzo McKinnie | 24 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | - | - | |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 23 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | - | - | |
| John Henson | 17 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 16 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Danté Exum | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Tyler Cook | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Dean Wade | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sekou Doumbouya * | 35 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - | - | |
| Andre Drummond * | 32 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | - | - | |
| Svi Mykhailiuk * | 26 | 5-13 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Reggie Jackson * | 25 | 6-14 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Thon Maker * | 16 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Bruce Brown | 25 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | - | - | |
| Markieff Morris | 24 | 3-9 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Langston Galloway | 22 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Christian Wood | 20 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | - | - | |
| Louis King | 11 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
* = starter