Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 43.5% | 56.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 53.8% | 46.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 42.0% | 58.0% | +1.8 | ✓ (16.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.7% | 55.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +18 (99-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 38 | 5-25 | 0-2 | 16-18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 9 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 33 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 28 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 26 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Devean George * | 25 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 21 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 18 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 16 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Mitch Richmond * | 9 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -3 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 41 | 12-21 | 5-11 | 4-9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 16 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 41 | 7-19 | 3-6 | 3-3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 18 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 29 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 29 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 25 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 16 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 18 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Kedrick Brown | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter