Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 37.0% | 63.0% | +2.9 | ✗ (17.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.3% | 54.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -15 (80-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Jackson * | 39 | 3-10 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 38 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 27 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 38 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 6-8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 38 | 8-15 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 18 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 34 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 24 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 19 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Mike Wilks * | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 37 | 1-10 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 34 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 33 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 29 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 27 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Mike James * | 26 | 7-11 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 22 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 17 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Jumaine Jones | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Brandon Hunter | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter