Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 61.4% | 38.6% | -2.6 | ✗ (10.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.5% | 44.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +8 (96-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 40 | 8-19 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 15 | - |
| Mike James * | 35 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 34 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 28 | 5-13 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 20 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Jumaine Jones * | 18 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 14 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 12 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Kedrick Brown * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Wallace * | 45 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 25 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 36 | 7-23 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 3 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 36 | 7-18 | 4-8 | 9-10 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 18 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 33 | 5-7 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Corliss Williamson * | 24 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 2 | - |
| Mehmet Okur * | 22 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 20 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 13 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tremaine Fowlkes | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter