Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 41.6% | 58.4% | +1.9 | ✓ (19.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.2% | 50.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +21 (107-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Davis * | 31 | 4-13 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 27 | 5-13 | 1-3 | 5-8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 27 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 25 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 25 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 24 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Delonte West * | 21 | 6-10 | 1-4 | 4-6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Marcus Banks | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Miller * | 32 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 17 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 30 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 18 | - |
| DerMarr Johnson * | 29 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Francisco Elson * | 27 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 27 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 26 | 3-14 | 1-2 | 12-14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 26 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 20 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Rodney White * | 13 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili | 7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | - |
| Mark Pope | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter