Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 23.8% | 76.2% | +6.4 | ✗ (10.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.7% | 60.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -4 (106-110). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Marion * | 43 | 4-16 | 1-3 | 6-7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 41 | 11-19 | 3-6 | 9-12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 25 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 32 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Joe Johnson * | 31 | 7-15 | 0-3 | 3-5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Jake Voskuhl * | 31 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Amar'e Stoudemire * | 16 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Jahidi White * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Leandro Barbosa * | 9 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Casey Jacobsen | 14 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 39 | 8-16 | 3-5 | 5-5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 16 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 36 | 6-16 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 36 | 4-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 34 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22 | - |
| Mike James * | 33 | 5-13 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 14 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 8 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 9 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Kedrick Brown | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter