Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 32.0% | 68.0% | +4.1 | ✗ (7.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.4% | 56.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -3 (96-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Harpring * | 43 | 9-16 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 18 | - |
| Andrei Kirilenko * | 41 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 24 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 37 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 22 | - |
| Carlos Arroyo * | 35 | 5-14 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | - |
| DeShawn Stevenson * | 30 | 10-16 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | - |
| Raja Bell * | 20 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Raul Lopez * | 14 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Jarron Collins * | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Ben Handlogten * | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 44 | 6-15 | 1-2 | 6-7 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 31 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 27 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 5-6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 26 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Mike James * | 24 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 24 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 22 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 21 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 21 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | - |
* = starter