Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 48.2% | 51.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 39.5% | 60.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 39.7% | 60.3% | +2.3 | ✓ (2.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.7% | 53.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +5 (101-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 46 | 9-25 | 3-10 | 5-6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 41 | 6-16 | 0-4 | 7-8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 6 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 33 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 25 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 24 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 17 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 20 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 17 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jerome Moiso * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Milt Palacio | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 42 | 5-15 | 5-7 | 18-20 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 21 | - |
| Michael Curry * | 38 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 36 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 29 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 28 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -1 | - |
| John Wallace * | 20 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Mateen Cleaves * | 16 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -3 | - |
| Eric Montross * | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Mikki Moore * | 10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter