Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 14.3% | 85.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 10.6% | 89.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 7.7% | 92.3% | +13.7 | ✓ (5.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.6% | 62.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +8 (104-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 42 | 8-20 | 4-9 | 5-6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 10 | - |
| J.R. Bremer * | 40 | 7-17 | 4-12 | 5-6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 12 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 31 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 31 | 7-18 | 1-5 | 6-8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 5 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 29 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Kedrick Brown * | 18 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Grant Long * | 9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Bimbo Coles * | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 39 | 19-24 | 0-0 | 10-19 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 44 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 32 | 4-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 30 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 26 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Devean George * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 22 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 20 | 1-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Jannero Pargo * | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 11 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Kareem Rush | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter