Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 58.2% | 41.8% | -1.8 | ✓ (11.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.3% | 44.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -13 (100-113). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 36 | 8-12 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 13 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 34 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 31 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 4-5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 29 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 28 | 7-14 | 5-8 | 8-8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 20 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 27 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 18 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Delonte West * | 12 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Justin Reed | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Vroman * | 32 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| JR Smith * | 32 | 8-17 | 2-7 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 31 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Jamaal Magloire * | 29 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Dan Dickau * | 27 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Lee Nailon * | 25 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 23 | 6-8 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | - |
| Casey Jacobsen * | 23 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Speedy Claxton * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Maciej Lampe | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter