Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Sacramento Kings | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 64.2% | 35.8% | -3.2 | ✗ (17.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 57.9% | 42.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Sacramento Kings +14 (119-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raef LaFrentz * | 34 | 6-12 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 34 | 5-14 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 5 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 31 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 17 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 28 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 27 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -1 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 26 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 7-7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 21 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins | 8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bibby * | 39 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Doug Christie * | 34 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Peja Stojakovic * | 33 | 10-18 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 17 | - |
| Brad Miller * | 33 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 23 | - |
| Chris Webber * | 30 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Darius Songaila * | 19 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 18 | 3-12 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Matt Barnes * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Maurice Evans | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Kevin Martin | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Erik Daniels | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter