Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 75.1% | 24.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 60.3% | 39.7% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 58.8% | 41.2% | -2.0 | ✗ (25.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.2% | 51.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +23 (111-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 40 | 9-23 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 2 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 35 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 15 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 34 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 29 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 28 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 19 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 18 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Devean George * | 13 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Brian Shaw | 5 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Jannero Pargo | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey Billups * | 42 | 12-20 | 4-7 | 5-8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 24 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 40 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 28 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 28 | 5-14 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 28 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Corliss Williamson * | 27 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 9-13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Mehmet Okur * | 25 | 8-10 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 17 | - |
| Michael Curry * | 18 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 17 | 4-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Pepe Sanchez | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Hubert Davis | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Danny Manning | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter