Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 43.4% | 56.6% | +1.5 | ✓ (11.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.8% | 52.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +13 (100-87). 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 | 7-21 | 0-2 | 10-11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 8 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 35 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 6-16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 31 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 23 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 20 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Devean George * | 20 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 19 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 19 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Rick Fox | 10 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Bryon Russell | 6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hamilton * | 45 | 6-18 | 0-4 | 9-11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 7 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 42 | 8-13 | 0-1 | 2-6 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 32 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 38 | 6-15 | 0-2 | 5-8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 33 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 21 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Corliss Williamson * | 14 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Mike James | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Mehmet Okur | 7 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Darko Milicic | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Darvin Ham | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter