Model Predictions
| Model | Detroit Pistons | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 72.4% | 27.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 69.3% | 30.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 56.8% | 43.2% | -1.5 | ✓ (13.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.4% | 43.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -15 (84-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill * | 39 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 16-19 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 28 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 37 | 7-10 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Jud Buechler * | 28 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Joe Dumars * | 28 | 8-10 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 12 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 18 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | -1 | - |
| Eric Montross * | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | - |
| Bison Dele * | 17 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Don Reid * | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Loy Vaught | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Corey Beck | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Charles O'Bannon | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Anderson * | 34 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 32 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 22 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 27 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 26 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 4 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 25 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 22 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Antonio Lang * | 21 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Johnny Newman * | 19 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 19 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Mitchell Butler | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Ryan Stack | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter