Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 27.8% | 72.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 17.0% | 83.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 18.9% | 81.1% | +8.0 | ✓ (7.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.1% | 61.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +15 (114-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 41 | 9-21 | 5-11 | 4-5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 14 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 28 | 7-15 | 3-6 | 5-8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 15 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 28 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 28 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 24 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Chris Carr * | 20 | 3-8 | 3-3 | 6-8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 11 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Eric Williams | 20 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Chris Herren | 15 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Milt Palacio | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Jerome Moiso | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryon Russell * | 35 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 29 | 9-21 | 0-0 | 12-16 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 21 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 28 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| John Stockton * | 24 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | - |
| John Starks * | 23 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 23 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 19 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 16 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| DeShawn Stevenson * | 12 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 8 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| John Crotty | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
* = starter