Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 59.5% | 40.5% | -2.1 | ✗ (21.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.8% | 46.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +19 (85-66). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 38 | 6-16 | 0-3 | 3-7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 35 | 6-12 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 34 | 2-12 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -3 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 28 | 2-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 27 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 23 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 13 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Mike Wilks | 9 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Wallace * | 38 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 20 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 35 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 33 | 5-14 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 28 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Mehmet Okur * | 24 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 22 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 20 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Darvin Ham * | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Corliss Williamson * | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Darko Milicic | 6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
* = starter