Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 42.4% | 57.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 16.2% | 83.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 20.6% | 79.4% | +7.4 | ✓ (2.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.5% | 59.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +5 (111-106). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 40 | 8-14 | 2-4 | 2-5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 18 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 34 | 6-15 | 2-6 | 3-7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 29 | 9-19 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 12 | - |
| Calbert Cheaney * | 22 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 19 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 19 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 18 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 4-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 15 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Adrian Griffin | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 38 | 5-19 | 0-5 | 12-13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 4 | - |
| Grant Hill * | 37 | 10-17 | 0-1 | 7-13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 22 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 33 | 6-8 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 26 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 18 | - |
| Christian Laettner * | 25 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Terry Mills * | 24 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Mikki Moore * | 17 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Michael Curry * | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| John Crotty * | 14 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Jud Buechler * | 4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Eric Montross | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter