Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 43.4% | 56.6% | +1.5 | ✓ (20.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.8% | 52.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +22 (103-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caron Butler * | 36 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 32 | 6-13 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Jumaine Jones * | 27 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 26 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Tierre Brown * | 25 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 24 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 22 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 17 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Brian Grant | 13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic | 6 | 0-2 | 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 * | 34 | 5-11 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 33 | 4-14 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 32 | 11-20 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 11 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 32 | 10-18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 23 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 30 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 19 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 26 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Carlos Arroyo * | 23 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Ronald Dupree * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Darko Milicic | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Horace Jenkins | 6 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
* = starter