Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Charlotte Hornets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 65.6% | 34.4% | -3.6 | ✓ (5.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 57.9% | 42.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Charlotte Hornets -9 (110-119). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 41 | 11-21 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 37 | 12-15 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 20 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 37 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 33 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 11-12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 23 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 26 | 6-10 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 19 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 18 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Delonte West * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Justin Reed | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brevin Knight * | 33 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Primoz Brezec * | 33 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 31 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Keith Bogans * | 31 | 5-11 | 2-3 | 4-6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Jason Kapono * | 28 | 7-18 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | - |
| Matt Carroll * | 23 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 8-8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | - |
| Melvin Ely * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Jason Hart * | 15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Malik Allen * | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Theron Smith * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter