Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 11.2% | 88.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 4.5% | 95.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 6.2% | 93.8% | +15.0 | ✓ (3.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 25.0% | 75.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +12 (99-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Wesley * | 43 | 7-14 | 2-3 | 6-6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 22 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 39 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 29 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 28 | 5-17 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Todd Day * | 28 | 7-15 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 26 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Alton Lister * | 20 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | - |
| Marty Conlon * | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Dino Radja * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brett Szabo | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill * | 39 | 6-17 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 22 | - |
| Joe Dumars * | 35 | 5-16 | 3-6 | 6-6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 9 | - |
| Otis Thorpe * | 33 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Terry Mills * | 32 | 5-8 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 30 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Michael Curry * | 20 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Theo Ratliff * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Litterial Green * | 12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Don Reid * | 11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Rick Mahorn * | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Grant Long | 6 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter