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 | ✗ (5.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.4% | 43.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +4 (86-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill * | 38 | 11-29 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 7 | - |
| Joe Dumars * | 35 | 6-12 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 31 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 26 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Don Reid * | 23 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Eric Montross * | 21 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Bison Dele * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Jud Buechler * | 16 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Loy Vaught * | 10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brevin Knight * | 36 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 35 | 5-12 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 30 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 20 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 29 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | -1 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 26 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Johnny Newman * | 20 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 20 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 17 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Earl Boykins | 8 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter