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 | ✗ (7.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.8% | 60.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons -1 (100-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 42 | 13-23 | 1-2 | 4-7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 25 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 39 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 36 | 8-16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 24 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 23 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 21 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Zan Tabak * | 13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 10 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Dontae' Jones | 8 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Tyus Edney | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Reggie Hanson | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Dumars * | 38 | 6-12 | 4-8 | 4-5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 37 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 17 | - |
| Bison Dele * | 35 | 13-20 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 15 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 32 | 4-13 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | -1 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 28 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Grant Hill * | 24 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Don Reid * | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | - |
| Malik Sealy * | 12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Scot Pollard * | 8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Rick Mahorn * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter