Model Predictions
| Model | San Antonio Spurs | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 42.9% | 57.1% | +1.6 | ✗ (9.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.3% | 52.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -8 (84-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan * | 36 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 10-13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 26 | - |
| Tony Parker * | 36 | 7-12 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 27 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Manu Ginobili * | 27 | 7-11 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 12 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic * | 23 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 21 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 20 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 20 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 12 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Beno Udrih * | 11 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Tony Massenburg | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Mike Wilks | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 41 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 37 | 8-12 | 1-3 | 8-9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 16 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 35 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 33 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 25 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 23 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 17 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter