Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | LA Clippers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 24.9% | 75.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 40.4% | 59.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 36.0% | 64.0% | +3.2 | ✗ (6.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.5% | 52.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: LA Clippers -3 (79-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 42 | 9-25 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 19 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 42 | 12-27 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 19 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 38 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 28 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 25 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 25 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 19 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Jerome Moiso * | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Odom * | 42 | 6-17 | 2-5 | 6-9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 36 | 3-12 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 35 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Darius Miles * | 26 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 25 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 22 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 3-5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Cherokee Parks * | 21 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Keyon Dooling | 9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter