Model Predictions
| Model | Detroit Pistons | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 63.9% | 36.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 77.3% | 22.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 57.4% | 42.6% | -1.6 | ✓ (13.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.4% | 43.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -15 (72-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill * | 40 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 20 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 39 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 3-6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Joe Dumars * | 36 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 2-4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 31 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Jud Buechler * | 27 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Bison Dele * | 24 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Christian Laettner * | 23 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Don Reid * | 15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Eric Montross | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 48 | 5-15 | 0-2 | 8-10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 36 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 5 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 34 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 33 | 8-13 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 28 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 13 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Bruce Bowen | 10 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Dwayne Schintzius | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter