Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 46.4% | 53.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.3% | 68.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 23.6% | 76.4% | +6.5 | ✓ (9.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.8% | 60.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +16 (93-77). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter McCarty * | 43 | 7-15 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 42 | 8-23 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 32 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 31 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -1 | - |
| Pervis Ellison * | 23 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 21 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 15 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| John Thomas * | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Tyus Edney | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Dontae' Jones | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill * | 43 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 20 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 40 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Bison Dele * | 37 | 15-22 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 23 | - |
| Joe Dumars * | 37 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Theo Ratliff * | 35 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 22 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Malik Sealy * | 18 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Charles O'Bannon * | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter