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 | ✗ (3.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.8% | 49.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +3 (85-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill * | 42 | 8-17 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 20 | - |
| Otis Thorpe * | 39 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 14-17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 19 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 35 | 5-10 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Joe Dumars * | 35 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Terry Mills * | 24 | 1-8 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Michael Curry * | 22 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Theo Ratliff * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Grant Long * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Aaron McKie * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Litterial Green | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Mills * | 45 | 8-14 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Bobby Phills * | 42 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 41 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 4-10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 17 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 39 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Tyrone Hill * | 38 | 11-13 | 0-0 | 4-10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 25 | - |
| Reggie Geary * | 12 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Antonio Lang * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Mark West | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter