Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 14.2% | 85.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 20.9% | 79.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 25.5% | 74.5% | +5.9 | ✗ (9.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.5% | 58.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -4 (101-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 42 | 9-23 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 36 | 13-25 | 3-8 | 13-13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 22 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 26 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 6-6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 24 | 6-7 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 23 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 21 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 18 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Adrian Griffin | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 44 | 11-18 | 2-2 | 7-7 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 25 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 37 | 6-15 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 34 | 8-19 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 10 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 32 | 4-10 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 25 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 24 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Jake Tsakalidis * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 10 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Chris Dudley | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Daniel Santiago | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Vinny Del Negro | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter