Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 63.4% | 36.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 52.9% | 47.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 48.9% | 51.1% | +0.2 | ✓ (9.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 60.6% | 39.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +10 (90-80). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 43 | 8-25 | 3-5 | 12-12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 9 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 40 | 7-18 | 2-6 | 5-6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 7 | - |
| J.R. Bremer * | 36 | 3-12 | 1-7 | 2-4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 35 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 28 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Grant Long * | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Mark Blount | 19 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - |
| Bimbo Coles | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juwan Howard * | 36 | 11-18 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 20 | - |
| Rodney White * | 30 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 27 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Donnell Harvey * | 26 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 26 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 23 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | - |
| Junior Harrington * | 23 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Predrag Savovic * | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 15 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -4 | - |
* = starter