Model Predictions
| Model | Detroit Pistons | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 35.0% | 65.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 46.3% | 53.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 35.4% | 64.6% | +3.3 | ✓ (16.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.3% | 52.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +20 (103-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chucky Atkins * | 34 | 1-14 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -4 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 34 | 7-21 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 1 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 29 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 26 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 19 | 5-11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | - |
| John Wallace * | 16 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | - |
| Billy Owens * | 15 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Mateen Cleaves * | 13 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Jud Buechler | 16 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Eric Montross | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Mikki Moore | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Michael Curry | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 40 | 12-19 | 3-6 | 6-6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 29 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 38 | 9-24 | 1-4 | 9-14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 15 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 35 | 2-9 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 27 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 19 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 24 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 10-10 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jerome Moiso * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Adrian Griffin | 18 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
* = starter