Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 61.4% | 38.6% | -2.6 | ✗ (12.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.5% | 44.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +10 (94-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Davis * | 44 | 0-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -5 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 38 | 8-16 | 0-3 | 5-7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 19 | - |
| Delonte West * | 37 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 30 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 28 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 18 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 16 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Orien Greene * | 11 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Justin Reed | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey Billups * | 43 | 3-12 | 0-5 | 7-7 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 18 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 40 | 9-12 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 23 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 35 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 33 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 24 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 29 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 21 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Carlos Delfino * | 14 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Carlos Arroyo * | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Maurice Evans | 16 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - |
* = starter