Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 63.4% | 36.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 66.1% | 33.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 46.6% | 53.4% | +0.7 | ✓ (2.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.3% | 48.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +3 (85-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 46 | 9-21 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 42 | 3-13 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | -4 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 37 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 17 | - |
| Rashard Lewis * | 33 | 5-11 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 28 | 7-9 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 19 | - |
| Emanual Davis * | 21 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 15 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 14 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 45 | 9-23 | 3-10 | 4-8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 40 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 31 | 8-16 | 3-4 | 5-10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 17 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 26 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 25 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 24 | 5-6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 22 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 21 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Chris Carr | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Adrian Griffin | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter