Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Indiana Pacers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 24.0% | 76.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 30.7% | 69.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 33.7% | 66.3% | +3.7 | ✓ (1.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.8% | 56.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Indiana Pacers +5 (113-108). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 51 | 13-28 | 6-13 | 5-5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 23 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 46 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 5-8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 35 | 6-12 | 1-5 | 5-5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 33 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 33 | 6-13 | 2-3 | 5-8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 31 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Chris Herren * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Adrian Griffin | 14 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Tony Battie | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Rose * | 42 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 42 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 26 | - |
| Al Harrington * | 34 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 18 | - |
| Reggie Miller * | 34 | 9-21 | 3-8 | 8-8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 12 | - |
| Travis Best * | 26 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Jeff Foster * | 24 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Derrick McKey * | 23 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Austin Croshere * | 20 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Tyus Edney * | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Jonathan Bender | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
* = starter