Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 58.2% | 41.8% | -1.8 | ✗ (10.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.3% | 44.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +9 (89-80). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 43 | 5-16 | 1-6 | 5-7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 5 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 38 | 8-19 | 3-6 | 4-6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 13 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 35 | 1-10 | 1-9 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 35 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 27 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 23 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 19 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Brandon Hunter * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Michael Stewart | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Magloire * | 42 | 9-21 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 21 | - |
| Darrell Armstrong * | 37 | 1-12 | 0-5 | 7-8 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | - |
| David Wesley * | 36 | 7-16 | 2-5 | 3-5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 11 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 35 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | - |
| George Lynch * | 29 | 6-10 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 24 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| David West * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Steven Smith * | 7 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Maurice Carter * | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
* = starter