Model Predictions
| Model | LA Clippers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 60.2% | 39.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 45.4% | 54.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 39.0% | 61.0% | +2.5 | ✓ (6.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.5% | 53.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +9 (96-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Odom * | 36 | 6-18 | 1-2 | 6-7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 33 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Darius Miles * | 32 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 29 | 5-16 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 24 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 22 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Corey Maggette * | 18 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 7-9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Keyon Dooling * | 14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Brian Skinner * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Cherokee Parks | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 42 | 6-17 | 0-4 | 5-7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 42 | 8-23 | 3-7 | 6-6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 39 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 30 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 24 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 19 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Doug Overton * | 17 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Chris Carr * | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Jerome Moiso | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter