Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | LA Clippers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 38.6% | 61.4% | +2.6 | ✗ (9.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.9% | 52.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: LA Clippers -7 (127-134). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 49 | 6-11 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 38 | 11-18 | 1-2 | 11-11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 23 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 36 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 36 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 36 | 5-15 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 27 | 12-17 | 3-5 | 6-6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 18 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 22 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 20 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 16 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 8 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Maggette * | 49 | 10-21 | 1-5 | 17-19 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 25 | - |
| Elton Brand * | 45 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 26 | - |
| Bobby Simmons * | 44 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | - |
| Kerry Kittles * | 38 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Rick Brunson * | 35 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Marko Jaric * | 26 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Mikki Moore * | 26 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Chris Wilcox * | 23 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Quinton Ross | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter