Model Predictions
| Model | Detroit Pistons | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 34.5% | 65.5% | +3.5 | ✗ (24.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.2% | 53.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -21 (90-111). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hamilton * | 41 | 7-13 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 19 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 39 | 10-15 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 16 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 36 | 8-15 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 28 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 25 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 25 | 7-13 | 3-6 | 6-7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 13 | - |
| Carlos Arroyo * | 20 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Darvin Ham * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ronald Dupree | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Horace Jenkins | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Darko Milicic | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 40 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 7-7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 18 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 33 | 6-17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 30 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Caron Butler * | 24 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 24 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Jumaine Jones * | 20 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 19 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Tierre Brown * | 18 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 9 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Brian Cook | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
* = starter