Model Predictions
| Model | Indiana Pacers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 61.4% | 38.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 55.9% | 44.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 41.5% | 58.5% | +1.9 | ✗ (6.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.2% | 49.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -5 (87-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 43 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 21 | - |
| Reggie Miller * | 39 | 2-18 | 0-8 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -5 | - |
| Al Harrington * | 37 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Jalen Rose * | 37 | 10-14 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Austin Croshere * | 35 | 11-19 | 2-4 | 8-9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 23 | - |
| Travis Best * | 26 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Derrick McKey * | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jeff Foster | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Tyus Edney | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 45 | 7-18 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 15 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 43 | 8-23 | 1-6 | 6-9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 8 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 34 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 31 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 21 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 16 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Eric Williams | 16 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Tony Battie | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter