Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 19.7% | 80.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.5% | 68.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 21.5% | 78.5% | +7.1 | ✓ (9.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.1% | 60.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +17 (101-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 40 | 9-22 | 1-5 | 12-17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 11 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 35 | 4-17 | 2-10 | 9-9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 10 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 27 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 26 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 21 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | - |
| Milt Palacio | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Eric Williams | 16 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Chris Carr | 14 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Jerome Moiso | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Chris Herren | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 3 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 41 | 7-17 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 39 | 7-17 | 1-5 | 4-6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 19 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 29 | 1-11 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 29 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 28 | 11-17 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 18 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 18 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 11 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Dan Langhi | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | - |
* = starter