Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 51.1% | 48.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 30.8% | 69.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 39.0% | 61.0% | +2.5 | ✓ (5.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.6% | 52.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +8 (109-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 46 | 13-26 | 2-4 | 7-7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 17 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 43 | 12-25 | 2-9 | 2-2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 19 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 33 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 27 | 6-14 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 25 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 20 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 17 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Erick Strickland | 9 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Robinson * | 45 | 10-21 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 43 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 38 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 36 | 9-19 | 4-9 | 8-9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 27 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 33 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Michael Curry * | 24 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Corliss Williamson * | 19 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -1 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 17 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 14 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Zeljko Rebraca | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter