Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 32.3% | 67.7% | +4.1 | ✗ (16.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.5% | 56.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -12 (100-112). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Howard * | 40 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 36 | 11-20 | 3-5 | 11-12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 28 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 36 | 8-11 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Jason Terry * | 30 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Keith Van Horn * | 26 | 9-17 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 26 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - |
| Devin Harris * | 18 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 17 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Marquis Daniels * | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Alan Henderson | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 40 | 6-12 | 3-5 | 6-7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 22 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 37 | 8-20 | 1-2 | 1-5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 35 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 32 | 7-15 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 27 | 5-11 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 25 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 13 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Al Jefferson | 7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
* = starter