Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | San Antonio Spurs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 13.9% | 86.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 11.2% | 88.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 8.2% | 91.8% | +13.3 | ✓ (4.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 32.1% | 67.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: San Antonio Spurs +18 (100-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 44 | 9-25 | 0-9 | 6-9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 6 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 41 | 7-20 | 2-9 | 7-9 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 18 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 29 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 28 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 28 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Chris Carr * | 26 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 19 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jerome Moiso | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan * | 36 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 24 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 30 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 28 | 7-13 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 27 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 27 | 3-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Avery Johnson * | 24 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Terry Porter * | 20 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
| David Robinson * | 20 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Sean Elliott * | 9 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Steve Kerr * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Derrick Dial | 4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Jaren Jackson | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter