Model Predictions
| Model | Indiana Pacers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 50.2% | 49.8% | +1.4 | ✓ (7.4 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 43.8% | 56.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 36.3% | 63.7% | +3.1 | ✗ (9.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.3% | 53.7% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 45.1% | 54.9% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 47.7% | 52.3% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 47.6% | 52.4% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 43.4% | 56.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -6 (94-100). Ratings: 2004-05 season-end ratings.
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Croshere * | 37 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 18 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 33 | 9-19 | 2-2 | 8-8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 18 | - |
| Fred Jones * | 33 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 17 | - |
| Stephen Jackson * | 33 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Jamaal Tinsley * | 27 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 24 | 5-16 | 0-0 | 9-14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | - |
| Eddie Gill * | 19 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Scot Pollard * | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | - |
| David Harrison * | 16 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Davis * | 39 | 8-12 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 12 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 38 | 5-14 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 38 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 35 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 4 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 17 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 17 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 15 | 1-7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 11 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 15 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | - |
* = starter