Model Predictions
| Model | Detroit Pistons | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 20.2% | 79.8% | +7.5 | ✗ (8.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.5% | 61.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -1 (81-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tayshaun Prince * | 41 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 40 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 6 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 40 | 4-13 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 39 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 18 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 35 | 3-15 | 2-6 | 8-9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Carlos Arroyo * | 12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Maurice Evans * | 10 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Carlos Delfino | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Darko Milicic | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Davis * | 40 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 39 | 10-18 | 0-1 | 8-12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 18 | - |
| Delonte West * | 35 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 34 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 34 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Justin Reed * | 15 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 14 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Orien Greene * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine * | 5 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | - |
* = starter