Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 46.2% | 53.8% | +0.8 | ✗ (22.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.6% | 49.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz -22 (80-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike James * | 37 | 6-13 | 1-6 | 5-6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 35 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 3-5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 30 | 5-15 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 28 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Kedrick Brown * | 24 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 21 | 6-9 | 2-3 | 5-5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 19 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 18 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 16 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Jumaine Jones | 6 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Harpring * | 36 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Andrei Kirilenko * | 33 | 4-15 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 32 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | - |
| DeShawn Stevenson * | 32 | 5-15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | -2 | - |
| Raul Lopez * | 24 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Mo Williams * | 23 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Raja Bell * | 14 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 6-6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 18 | - |
| Jarron Collins * | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 12 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Ben Handlogten * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Curtis Borchardt | 10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
* = starter