Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Milwaukee Bucks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 48.0% | 52.0% | +0.4 | ✗ (3.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.4% | 49.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Milwaukee Bucks -3 (108-111). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 43 | 9-15 | 2-3 | 12-12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 28 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 37 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 36 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 33 | 7-17 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 23 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 22 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 17 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Delonte West * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Justin Reed | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Mason * | 41 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 2 | - |
| Michael Redd * | 38 | 10-22 | 1-6 | 7-8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 12 | - |
| Dan Gadzuric * | 33 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 24 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 31 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Anthony Goldwire * | 25 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Mo Williams * | 24 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Marcus Fizer * | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 17 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Zaza Pachulia * | 14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
* = starter