Model Predictions
| Model | Detroit Pistons | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 42.5% | 57.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 68.3% | 31.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 50.6% | 49.4% | -0.1 | ✓ (3.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.8% | 49.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -4 (98-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsey Hunter * | 45 | 6-14 | 4-7 | 7-8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 15 | - |
| Grant Hill * | 44 | 8-15 | 1-1 | 10-13 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 23 | - |
| Joe Dumars * | 38 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Otis Thorpe * | 32 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Terry Mills * | 22 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Grant Long * | 20 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Don Reid * | 15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Michael Curry * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Theo Ratliff | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Kenny Smith | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Hill * | 42 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 17 | - |
| Terrell Brandon * | 40 | 10-20 | 2-8 | 3-3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 15 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 36 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Bobby Phills * | 33 | 5-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Chris Mills * | 32 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 25 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 4-9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Mark West * | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Antonio Lang | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
* = starter