Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 40.2% | 59.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 53.4% | 46.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 61.5% | 38.5% | -2.6 | ✓ (24.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 69.3% | 30.7% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 92.3% | 7.7% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 89.6% | 10.4% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 89.6% | 10.4% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 81.3% | 18.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons -27 (102-129). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton Pritchard * | 37 | 8-15 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Derrick White * | 35 | 5-14 | 1-7 | 8-9 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 19 | - | - | |
| Jaylen Brown * | 33 | 13-19 | 3-8 | 4-7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | - | - | |
| Kristaps Porzingis * | 26 | 7-15 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 19 | - | - | |
| Xavier Tillman * | 19 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Sam Hauser | 23 | 5-14 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Oshae Brissett | 19 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Luke Kornet | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| JD Davison | 2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Jordan Walsh | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Jaden Springer | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Neemias Queta | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Wiseman * | 36 | 11-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | - | - | |
| Tosan Evbuomwan * | 30 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 4-6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Cade Cunningham * | 28 | 6-17 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Jaden Ivey * | 27 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Troy Brown Jr. * | 20 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Marcus Sasser | 28 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Evan Fournier | 27 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Chimezie Metu | 19 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Jared Rhoden | 17 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Buddy Boeheim | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter