Model Predictions
| Model | Detroit Pistons | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 33.0% | 67.0% | +3.9 | ✓ (8.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.7% | 55.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +12 (94-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hamilton * | 40 | 7-16 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | - |
| Rodney Stuckey * | 31 | 5-15 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 28 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 25 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 25 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Jason Maxiell * | 19 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 18 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Will Bynum * | 18 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Arron Afflalo * | 17 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Walter Herrmann * | 7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Amir Johnson | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delonte West * | 44 | 7-12 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 10 | - |
| LeBron James * | 37 | 7-14 | 2-5 | 13-17 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 32 | - |
| Mo Williams * | 35 | 8-13 | 2-5 | 3-5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 16 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 31 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 28 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 21 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 17 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Darnell Jackson * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter