Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 59.5% | 40.5% | -2.1 | ✗ (4.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.8% | 46.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +2 (99-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juwan Howard * | 45 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 18 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 40 | 17-33 | 2-5 | 7-8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 21 | - |
| David Wesley * | 38 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 38 | 5-14 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 28 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Luther Head * | 21 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 20 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| John Lucas III * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 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 * | 41 | 5-15 | 1-6 | 13-14 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 18 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 39 | 5-16 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 39 | 8-14 | 2-2 | 6-8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 17 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 35 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 22 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 25 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 20 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Carlos Delfino * | 9 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Carlos Arroyo * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Maurice Evans | 20 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | - |
* = starter