Model Predictions
| Model | Detroit Pistons | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 35.7% | 64.3% | +3.2 | ✗ (26.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.8% | 53.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -23 (69-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey Billups * | 40 | 2-9 | 0-5 | 5-5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 39 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 22 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 37 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 2-7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 20 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 34 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 32 | 8-12 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Horace Jenkins * | 17 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Darko Milicic * | 13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Carlos Delfino * | 9 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Darvin Ham * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Nailon * | 37 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | - |
| David Wesley * | 31 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Matt Freije * | 28 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 28 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Alex Garcia * | 26 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Junior Harrington * | 25 | 1-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -7 | - |
| Corsley Edwards * | 19 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| George Lynch * | 17 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| JR Smith * | 9 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| David West * | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dan Dickau | 3 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter