Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 58.2% | 41.8% | -1.8 | ✗ (8.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.3% | 44.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +7 (97-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 45 | 9-25 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 15 | - |
| Mike James * | 38 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 4-5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 30 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 24 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 23 | 7-13 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 22 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Kedrick Brown * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 19 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 10 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron Davis * | 39 | 13-21 | 6-7 | 5-10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 30 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 34 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Jamaal Magloire * | 34 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - |
| David Wesley * | 34 | 7-16 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12 | - |
| George Lynch * | 31 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Darrell Armstrong * | 22 | 2-8 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| David West * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Steven Smith | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter