Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 59.5% | 40.5% | -2.1 | ✗ (14.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.8% | 46.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +12 (94-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafer Alston * | 30 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Luther Head * | 26 | 4-12 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 26 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 26 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 2 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 24 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 22 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 19 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 18 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 17 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 14 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Mike James | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Kirk Snyder | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey Billups * | 31 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 30 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 16 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 30 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 29 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 6-8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 29 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18 | - |
| Jason Maxiell * | 19 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Jarvis Hayes * | 18 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Arron Afflalo * | 17 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Rodney Stuckey | 12 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Primoz Brezec | 11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Amir Johnson | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter