Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Orlando Magic | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 63.5% | 36.5% | -3.0 | ✓ (13.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.8% | 43.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Orlando Magic -16 (101-117). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 35 | 9-21 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 16 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 34 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 30 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 28 | 6-11 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 26 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 10 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 21 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 21 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 20 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 14 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hedo Turkoglu * | 35 | 6-17 | 1-6 | 5-6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Grant Hill * | 33 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Dwight Howard * | 31 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 28 | 5-16 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 2 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 26 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 18 | - |
| DeShawn Stevenson * | 26 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Jameer Nelson * | 20 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -6 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 15 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Pat Garrity * | 7 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Mario Kasun | 8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Brandon Hunter | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
* = starter