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 | ✓ (8.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.3% | 52.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +12 (99-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Curry * | 36 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 35 | 8-15 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 33 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 31 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 29 | 6-17 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 | - |
| John Wallace * | 23 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 23 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 14 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Jud Buechler * | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Mikki Moore | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 44 | 10-24 | 6-11 | 1-1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 12 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 43 | 11-18 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 15 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 31 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 28 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 28 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 27 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 19 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 17 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jerome Moiso | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
* = starter