Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 50.3% | 49.7% | -0.1 | ✗ (2.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.2% | 47.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers +2 (89-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Blount * | 36 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 34 | 3-13 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 34 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 29 | 6-15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 29 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 21 | 3-12 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 16 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 14 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 13 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Ratliff * | 40 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 | - |
| Shareef Abdur-Rahim * | 39 | 6-16 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Zach Randolph * | 38 | 8-25 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 15 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 32 | 6-14 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Sebastian Telfair * | 25 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 23 | 0-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Darius Miles * | 23 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 18 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Joel Przybilla * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter