Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 56.9% | 43.1% | -1.5 | ✗ (24.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.7% | 45.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +23 (105-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 37 | 8-18 | 2-5 | 6-6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 9 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 30 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 28 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 26 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 25 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 21 | 0-8 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 21 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 21 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Mike James * | 18 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Michael Stewart | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jumaine Jones | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 36 | 5-18 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 35 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 10-20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 31 | - |
| Devean George * | 32 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 30 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 29 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 22 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 21 | 5-9 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 17 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 9 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Luke Walton | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Brian Cook | 4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter