Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 39.2% | 60.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 22.1% | 77.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 17.0% | 83.0% | +8.7 | ✗ (12.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 36.9% | 63.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers -4 (81-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 41 | 9-22 | 7-12 | 3-4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 18 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 39 | 4-16 | 1-3 | 5-8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 35 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 28 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 26 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 25 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 19 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasheed Wallace * | 46 | 11-16 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 15 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 33 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 28 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Steven Smith * | 28 | 1-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 25 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Dale Davis * | 22 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 19 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Greg Anthony * | 16 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Shawn Kemp | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter