Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 56.5% | 43.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 73.4% | 26.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 60.7% | 39.3% | -2.4 | ✗ (6.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.9% | 44.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +4 (103-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 36 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 34 | 6-9 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | - |
| John Stockton * | 33 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 32 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 28 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 19 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - |
| John Starks * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| David Benoit * | 14 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 14 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 13 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 40 | 10-20 | 6-9 | 0-4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 16 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 32 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 32 | 6-19 | 0-4 | 18-19 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 21 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 31 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 28 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 27 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 20 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 20 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Chris Carr | 6 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter