Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 67.1% | 32.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 55.0% | 45.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 56.7% | 43.3% | -1.5 | ✗ (16.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.9% | 45.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +15 (96-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 32 | 5-17 | 2-6 | 5-5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 27 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 27 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 25 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 23 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Jason Collier * | 20 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -2 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 20 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 19 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 16 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 15 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Carlos Rogers | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Dan Langhi | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Stith * | 33 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 29 | 5-15 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 18 | - |
| Chris Herren * | 24 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 23 | 6-10 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 23 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 15 | - |
| Doug Overton * | 23 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 16 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Chris Carr * | 16 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jerome Moiso | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | - |
* = starter