Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 22.5% | 77.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 22.4% | 77.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 29.2% | 70.8% | +4.9 | ✗ (24.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.7% | 57.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder -20 (88-108). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 41 | 11-24 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 16 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 37 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 29 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 28 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 10-10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 17 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 27 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 22 | 7-14 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Chris Carr * | 18 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Chris Herren * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 11 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Milt Palacio | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 39 | 8-17 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | - |
| Rashard Lewis * | 34 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 30 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 27 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 23 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 23 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 23 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 18 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Emanual Davis * | 7 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Jelani McCoy * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Olumide Oyedeji | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter