Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 43.4% | 56.6% | +1.5 | ✓ (6.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.8% | 52.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +8 (88-80). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 47 | 16-21 | 0-0 | 4-11 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 36 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 45 | 8-25 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | -5 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 43 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 21 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 21 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 16 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Devean George * | 15 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| 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 * | 44 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 41 | 10-23 | 0-5 | 6-6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 20 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 40 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 39 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 19 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 37 | 7-12 | 2-5 | 7-9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 18 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Corliss Williamson * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Mike James | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Darvin Ham | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Darko Milicic | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter