Model Predictions
| Model | Detroit Pistons | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 21.5% | 78.5% | +7.1 | ✓ (1.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.2% | 59.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +6 (86-80). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tayshaun Prince * | 41 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 39 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 38 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 34 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Mehmet Okur * | 22 | 8-14 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 19 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 14 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Corliss Williamson * | 13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Tremaine Fowlkes * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Jackson * | 42 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 40 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 29 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 36 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 35 | 6-13 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 31 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 24 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 15 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 14 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
* = starter