Model Predictions
| Model | Indiana Pacers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 61.4% | 38.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 55.9% | 44.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 41.5% | 58.5% | +1.9 | ✗ (14.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.2% | 49.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -13 (91-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Best * | 45 | 11-15 | 2-2 | 3-6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 27 | - |
| Jalen Rose * | 41 | 6-16 | 1-5 | 12-12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 24 | - |
| Reggie Miller * | 34 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Austin Croshere * | 32 | 6-16 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Al Harrington * | 29 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Jeff Foster * | 24 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 10 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Sam Perkins | 10 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Derrick McKey | 10 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 45 | 6-15 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 23 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 44 | 11-22 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 16 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 37 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 34 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 31 | 9-15 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 13 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 13 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 13 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Eric Williams | 6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter