Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 43.4% | 56.6% | +1.5 | ✓ (18.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.8% | 52.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +20 (88-68). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 45 | 4-13 | 0-4 | 3-3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 38 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 35 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Devean George * | 21 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 21 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 19 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 18 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 16 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bryon Russell | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hamilton * | 43 | 11-22 | 2-4 | 7-7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 17 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 38 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 36 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 36 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 7-7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 26 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Corliss Williamson * | 15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Mike James * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Mehmet Okur | 8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Darvin Ham | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Darko Milicic | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter