Model Predictions
| Model | Milwaukee Bucks | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 75.2% | 24.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 67.7% | 32.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 64.2% | 35.8% | -3.2 | ✓ (3.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 58.3% | 41.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -7 (94-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cassell * | 39 | 10-20 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 14 | - |
| Glenn Robinson * | 38 | 5-17 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Ray Allen * | 35 | 1-10 | 1-3 | 11-13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 18 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 30 | 7-13 | 3-6 | 5-8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | - |
| Ervin Johnson * | 24 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Jason Caffey * | 22 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 21 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Darvin Ham * | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Scott Williams | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 45 | 11-23 | 4-8 | 4-6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 23 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 41 | 14-28 | 7-14 | 1-4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 20 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 31 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 24 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Chris Carr * | 20 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 17 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 10 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Eric Williams | 26 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter