Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 61.4% | 38.6% | -2.6 | ✗ (17.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.5% | 44.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +15 (115-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Davis * | 41 | 14-21 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 23 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 38 | 9-18 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 13 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 32 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 3 | - |
| Delonte West * | 30 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 29 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Dan Dickau * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 16 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Ryan Gomes * | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine * | 12 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Justin Reed | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Orien Greene | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tayshaun Prince * | 41 | 6-11 | 0-3 | 3-6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 40 | 8-21 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 37 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 22 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 37 | 11-22 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 6 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 37 | 8-16 | 3-7 | 6-7 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 23 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Maurice Evans * | 10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Carlos Delfino * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Darko Milicic * | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Carlos Arroyo | 10 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Jason Maxiell | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter