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 | ✗ (9.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.7% | 53.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons -7 (95-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 44 | 14-19 | 5-7 | 7-7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 31 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 32 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 32 | 6-14 | 1-5 | 4-6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 32 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 25 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 25 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 22 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Chris Carr * | 8 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 44 | 12-28 | 6-11 | 10-13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 16 | - |
| Michael Curry * | 38 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 31 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 29 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 28 | 6-14 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Mateen Cleaves * | 16 | 6-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 16 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Eric Montross * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jud Buechler * | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Mikki Moore | 10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Dana Barros | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| John Wallace | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter