Model Predictions
| Model | Detroit Pistons | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 33.0% | 67.0% | +3.9 | ✓ (14.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.7% | 55.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +18 (102-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tayshaun Prince * | 37 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 36 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 34 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 2 | - |
| Rodney Stuckey * | 33 | 7-21 | 0-3 | 6-6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 31 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Arron Afflalo * | 20 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 15 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | - |
| Will Bynum * | 14 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Jason Maxiell | 9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Walter Herrmann | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Amir Johnson | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delonte West * | 42 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | - |
| LeBron James * | 40 | 13-20 | 1-4 | 11-14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 34 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 34 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Mo Williams * | 32 | 5-14 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 27 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 19 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Daniel Gibson | 14 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Darnell Jackson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tarence Kinsey | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter