Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 45.0% | 55.0% | +1.1 | ✓ (4.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.3% | 50.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +6 (97-91). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 47 | 11-23 | 2-5 | 6-8 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 25 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 32 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 27 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 27 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 24 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Flip Murray * | 22 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 21 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 19 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 16 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Alan Henderson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tayshaun Prince * | 43 | 6-15 | 2-5 | 6-7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 43 | 4-13 | 3-8 | 4-4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 42 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 21 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 40 | 10-17 | 5-8 | 4-9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 26 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 38 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 15-18 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Tony Delk | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Maurice Evans | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter | 4 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter