Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Indiana Pacers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 48.7% | 51.3% | +0.3 | ✗ (2.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.6% | 49.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Indiana Pacers -2 (76-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 38 | 7-18 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Mike James * | 35 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 31 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 27 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 27 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Kedrick Brown * | 21 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 21 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 17 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 13 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metta World Peace * | 40 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 35 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 12 | - |
| Reggie Miller * | 33 | 2-9 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Jeff Foster * | 31 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Al Harrington * | 29 | 6-15 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 26 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Anthony Johnson * | 22 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | - |
| Fred Jones * | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Scot Pollard * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - |
| Austin Croshere | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter