Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 37.0% | 63.0% | +2.9 | ✗ (5.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.3% | 54.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -3 (94-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 40 | 5-14 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 11 | - |
| David Wesley * | 35 | 2-11 | 1-5 | 5-6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 31 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 19 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 29 | 11-15 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 18 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 28 | 7-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 23 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -3 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 19 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | - |
| Rod Strickland * | 18 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 16 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 36 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 35 | 7-15 | 2-5 | 6-9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 16 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 34 | 10-15 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 11 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 30 | 6-10 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 27 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 26 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 13 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 8 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter