Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Brooklyn Nets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 62.5% | 37.5% | -2.8 | ✗ (8.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.8% | 44.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Brooklyn Nets +6 (104-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 42 | 7-16 | 1-5 | 7-7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 14 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 37 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 3-3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 28 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 25 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 23 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 23 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 19 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 8 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Delonte West * | 5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 42 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 7-8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 26 | - |
| Jason Collins * | 33 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Nenad Krstic * | 33 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Travis Best * | 32 | 8-11 | 3-5 | 5-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 17 | - |
| Vince Carter * | 32 | 9-20 | 2-6 | 5-5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12 | - |
| Rodney Buford * | 29 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Billy Thomas * | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jabari Smith * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Jerome Moiso | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
* = starter