Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 59.5% | 40.5% | -2.1 | ✗ (10.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.8% | 46.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +8 (87-79). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Jackson * | 39 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 35 | 6-18 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 3 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 32 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 30 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 29 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 20 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 20 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Tyronn Lue * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hamilton * | 42 | 5-16 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 38 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 27 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 38 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 35 | 10-19 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 14 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 32 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Carlos Delfino * | 13 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Darvin Ham | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter