Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 27.6% | 72.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 36.9% | 63.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 37.6% | 62.4% | +2.8 | ✗ (6.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.5% | 53.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -4 (83-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 40 | 9-19 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 39 | 5-15 | 1-7 | 3-4 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 34 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 6-6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 33 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 25 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 22 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 20 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 13 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Adrian Griffin | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Van Exel * | 44 | 6-19 | 0-5 | 5-6 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 40 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 3-9 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 24 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 40 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | - |
| James Posey * | 35 | 7-14 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 30 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| George McCloud * | 24 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Mark Strickland * | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Robert Pack * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Anthony Goldwire | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter