Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 59.0% | 41.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 52.3% | 47.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 51.4% | 48.6% | -0.3 | ✓ (2.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.1% | 47.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -3 (90-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 43 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 2-4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 42 | 10-18 | 2-5 | 9-12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 18 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 39 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 16 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 28 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 26 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 21 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 19 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Erick Strickland | 7 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 40 | 8-23 | 0-2 | 4-7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 36 | 6-16 | 2-5 | 5-7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic * | 34 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 18 | - |
| Anthony Peeler * | 28 | 3-12 | 1-7 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 28 | 1-8 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Robert Pack * | 19 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Marc Jackson * | 10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Sam Mitchell | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Loren Woods | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Felipe Lopez | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter