Model Predictions
| Model | Detroit Pistons | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 21.5% | 78.5% | +7.1 | ✗ (15.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.2% | 59.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -8 (70-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tayshaun Prince * | 43 | 7-16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 37 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 37 | 9-17 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 6 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 36 | 6-15 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 30 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Carlos Arroyo * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Maurice Evans * | 16 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 15 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Darko Milicic * | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Wesley * | 37 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 37 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 13 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 32 | 3-16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 28 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Stromile Swift * | 27 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 26 | 0-7 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 22 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 11 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Luther Head | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter