Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 72.8% | 27.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 51.5% | 48.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 59.0% | 41.0% | -2.0 | ✓ (11.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.6% | 45.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons -13 (90-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 41 | 6-14 | 4-9 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 41 | 10-14 | 4-5 | 5-8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 24 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 36 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 33 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 21 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 27 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 16 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 10 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 40 | 8-26 | 2-5 | 8-8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 6 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 36 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 27 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 25 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Mateen Cleaves * | 24 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 24 | 5-14 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | -3 | - |
| Mikki Moore * | 18 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - |
| Michael Curry * | 18 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | - |
| Jud Buechler * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Eric Montross | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter