Model Predictions
| Model | Orlando Magic | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 18.8% | 81.2% | +8.0 | ✗ (12.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.2% | 62.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -4 (83-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeShawn Stevenson * | 39 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 37 | 6-15 | 1-3 | 6-9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Dwight Howard * | 36 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 6-12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | - |
| Hedo Turkoglu * | 32 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 7-7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 24 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Jameer Nelson * | 24 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Pat Garrity * | 18 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Davis * | 42 | 9-18 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 39 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Delonte West * | 32 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 31 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 25 | 1-10 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | - |
| Dan Dickau * | 20 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Justin Reed * | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 12 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine * | 6 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Orien Greene | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter