Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 59.5% | 40.5% | -2.1 | ✓ (0.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.8% | 46.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons -3 (105-108). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafer Alston * | 39 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 37 | 6-14 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 34 | 8-17 | 4-9 | 4-5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 17 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 33 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 33 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 17 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 20 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Von Wafer * | 14 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 8 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 5 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasheed Wallace * | 38 | 9-15 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 20 | - |
| Allen Iverson * | 34 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 6-10 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 30 | 11-21 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 11 | - |
| Rodney Stuckey * | 30 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 30 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 24 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Jason Maxiell * | 18 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Arron Afflalo * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Amir Johnson * | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter