Model Predictions
| Model | San Antonio Spurs | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 75.6% | 24.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 81.6% | 18.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 80.1% | 19.9% | -7.7 | ✓ (12.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 61.9% | 38.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -20 (77-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Anderson * | 42 | 7-18 | 4-9 | 8-8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 24 | - |
| Tim Duncan * | 41 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 5-12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 23 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 24 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| David Robinson * | 24 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Terry Porter * | 24 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Avery Johnson * | 23 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 22 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 9 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Malik Rose | 19 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Steve Kerr | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Shawnelle Scott | 3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 39 | 6-22 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 36 | 16-26 | 2-5 | 3-5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 23 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 29 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 23 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 21 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 21 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Eric Williams | 24 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 13 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jerome Moiso | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Chris Herren | 4 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Adrian Griffin | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter