Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 45.8% | 54.2% | +0.9 | ✓ (15.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.5% | 49.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks +16 (120-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Blount * | 42 | 11-13 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 26 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 41 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 39 | 7-16 | 0-3 | 3-7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 37 | 7-13 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 5 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 29 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 23 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Brandon Hunter * | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Jumaine Jones | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 41 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 15 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 39 | 9-13 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 22 | - |
| Antawn Jamison * | 36 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 19 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 34 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 21 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 32 | 4-15 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Josh Howard * | 21 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Marquis Daniels * | 17 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 4-6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Travis Best * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Scott Williams * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Eduardo Najera | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Shawn Bradley | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter