Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 45.8% | 54.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 25.7% | 74.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 25.3% | 74.7% | +6.0 | ✓ (2.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.1% | 57.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +4 (109-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Drew * | 48 | 8-16 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 37 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 7-7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 32 | 9-16 | 0-1 | 5-8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 22 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 30 | 5-10 | 0-3 | 3-5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 30 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 18 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 15 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 14 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Devin Gray * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill * | 39 | 15-24 | 0-2 | 6-8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 16 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 39 | 10-21 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 8 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 39 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | - |
| Christian Laettner * | 33 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 27 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17 | - |
| Terry Mills * | 22 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Michael Curry * | 16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Loy Vaught * | 12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| John Crotty | 8 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter