Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 22.1% | 77.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 14.2% | 85.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 17.5% | 82.5% | +8.5 | ✓ (1.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.6% | 62.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +10 (93-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mercer * | 39 | 5-16 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 37 | 8-20 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 11 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 30 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 29 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 19 | 4-6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 13 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 12 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Eric Riley * | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Popeye Jones * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 21 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill * | 40 | 11-14 | 0-0 | 11-16 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 34 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 37 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 30 | 4-12 | 2-4 | 8-9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 9 | - |
| Bison Dele * | 29 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Loy Vaught * | 27 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 25 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | - |
| Joe Dumars * | 20 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Jud Buechler * | 15 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Eric Montross | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter