Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 61.4% | 38.6% | -2.6 | ✗ (14.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.5% | 44.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +12 (100-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Davis * | 33 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 32 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 5-7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 30 | 4-7 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 27 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 21 | 8-11 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 20 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 20 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 18 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 18 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 14 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey Billups * | 41 | 4-12 | 2-9 | 2-2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 36 | 8-17 | 1-5 | 6-8 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 28 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 36 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 34 | 6-8 | 2-2 | 4-8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 31 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 23 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 20 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Ronald Dupree * | 12 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Smush Parker | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Darko Milicic | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter