Model Predictions
| Model | Detroit Pistons | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 20.3% | 79.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 40.6% | 59.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 31.6% | 68.4% | +4.2 | ✓ (3.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.1% | 54.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +1 (88-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill * | 44 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 22 | - |
| Bison Dele * | 44 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 39 | 8-14 | 2-5 | 8-10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 18 | - |
| Joe Dumars * | 35 | 4-13 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 30 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -3 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 27 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Don Reid * | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Rick Mahorn * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Scot Pollard * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Malik Sealy | 9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Person * | 44 | 6-13 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 44 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 21 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 39 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 18 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 32 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 27 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 27 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 26 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 15 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Danny Ferry | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Carl Thomas | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter