Model Predictions
| Model | LA Clippers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 39.1% | 60.9% | +2.4 | ✗ (11.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.1% | 53.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -9 (86-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Richardson * | 42 | 11-19 | 8-11 | 6-7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 19 | - |
| Marko Jaric * | 40 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | - |
| Elton Brand * | 38 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 25 | - |
| Eddie House * | 35 | 4-15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Chris Kaman * | 28 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Chris Wilcox * | 23 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Keyon Dooling * | 15 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Matt Barnes * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Predrag Drobnjak | 5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Blount * | 48 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 38 | 9-13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 36 | 8-20 | 1-5 | 5-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 4 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 29 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Mike James * | 29 | 3-10 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 25 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 22 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 12 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Brandon Hunter | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter