Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 40.7% | 59.3% | +2.1 | ✓ (15.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.7% | 51.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +18 (91-73). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Davis * | 42 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Delonte West * | 39 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 30 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 13-13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 22 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 20 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 19 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 17 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Justin Reed * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Dan Dickau * | 11 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Ryan Gomes * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine * | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | - |
| Orien Greene | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 38 | 14-20 | 2-5 | 5-8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 29 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 35 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 30 | 2-9 | 0-4 | 6-6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 29 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 29 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Luther Head * | 27 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 6 | - |
| David Wesley * | 22 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Stromile Swift * | 21 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Lonny Baxter | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jon Barry | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter