Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Sacramento Kings | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 64.2% | 35.8% | -3.2 | ✗ (19.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 57.9% | 42.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Sacramento Kings +16 (127-111). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter McCarty * | 39 | 5-12 | 3-7 | 6-6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 38 | 9-20 | 1-3 | 8-9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 15 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 36 | 11-12 | 1-1 | 9-10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 29 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 35 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Mike James * | 30 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 20 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 19 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 18 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jumaine Jones | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Michael Stewart | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brandon Hunter | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peja Stojakovic * | 40 | 8-14 | 4-7 | 8-8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 27 | - |
| Vlade Divac * | 34 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 26 | - |
| Doug Christie * | 33 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Mike Bibby * | 32 | 7-16 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Darius Songaila * | 31 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 18 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Jabari Smith * | 18 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Tony Massenburg * | 13 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Anthony Peeler | 19 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 0-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Gerald Wallace | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter