Model Predictions
| Model | Detroit Pistons | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 33.0% | 67.0% | +3.9 | ✗ (5.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.7% | 55.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -2 (82-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tayshaun Prince * | 48 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 18 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 45 | 9-17 | 4-8 | 2-7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 15 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 41 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 40 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 8-9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 34 | 8-16 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 15 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Antonio McDyess | 9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -1 | - |
| Maurice Evans | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 47 | 8-20 | 1-5 | 15-18 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 23 | - |
| Flip Murray * | 41 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 36 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 27 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 24 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 23 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 20 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 17 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Ira Newble | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter