Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | San Antonio Spurs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 35.0% | 65.0% | +3.4 | ✓ (13.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.7% | 53.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: San Antonio Spurs +17 (107-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 34 | 5-13 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 32 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 29 | 8-11 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 15 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 26 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 26 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 21 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 19 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 15 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 13 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Justin Reed | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Parker * | 35 | 11-17 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 20 | - |
| Tim Duncan * | 33 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 19 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 33 | 5-11 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 27 | 6-13 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic * | 25 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Manu Ginobili * | 25 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 18 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 15 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Beno Udrih | 13 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Mike Wilks | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter