Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 32.0% | 68.0% | +4.1 | ✓ (3.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.4% | 56.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +8 (114-106). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Harpring * | 40 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 38 | 10-21 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 13 | - |
| Mehmet Okur * | 30 | 6-12 | 1-1 | 8-8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 17 | - |
| Raja Bell * | 29 | 7-12 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Carlos Arroyo * | 27 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 8-9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 21 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Gordan Giricek * | 20 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Aleksandar Radojevic * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Raul Lopez * | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Kris Humphries * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Curtis Borchardt | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kirk Snyder | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 36 | 4-14 | 1-5 | 4-6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 34 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 33 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 32 | 10-13 | 2-2 | 5-5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 29 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 26 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 22 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 20 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 7 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Justin Reed | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter