Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 61.4% | 38.6% | -2.6 | ✗ (8.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.5% | 44.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +6 (105-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 43 | 11-23 | 4-6 | 6-6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 18 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 39 | 7-21 | 0-6 | 1-2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 1 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 38 | 7-12 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 38 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 33 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 20 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Delonte West * | 11 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hamilton * | 49 | 7-16 | 0-2 | 8-9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 18 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 48 | 5-14 | 0-2 | 7-8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 45 | 6-16 | 2-10 | 6-6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 44 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 17 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 44 | 11-21 | 2-4 | 7-8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 22 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 18 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Carlos Arroyo * | 11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Carlos Delfino | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter