Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 9.2% | 90.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 17.0% | 83.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 18.5% | 81.5% | +8.1 | ✓ (3.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.0% | 62.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +5 (112-107). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 45 | 9-20 | 4-12 | 1-2 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 21 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 37 | 13-19 | 3-7 | 13-21 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 33 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 30 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 10-11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 28 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 24 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 23 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 22 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 44 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 10-14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 22 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 37 | 8-17 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 11 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 37 | 8-16 | 2-4 | 8-9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 27 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 36 | 3-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 32 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 21 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Tyronn Lue * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Devean George * | 6 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Mark Madsen | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
* = starter