Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 40.7% | 59.3% | +2.1 | ✗ (6.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.7% | 51.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -4 (93-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 39 | 7-15 | 2-4 | 11-12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 19 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 39 | 7-15 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 36 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 35 | 7-8 | 3-3 | 4-4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 21 | - |
| Mike James * | 27 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 22 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 21 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 21 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Jackson * | 46 | 8-13 | 6-9 | 4-5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 25 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 45 | 7-17 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 11 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 43 | 7-17 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 34 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 26 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 23 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 8 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 12 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Mike Wilks | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter