Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 58.2% | 41.8% | -1.8 | ✓ (12.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.3% | 44.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -14 (87-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Davis * | 40 | 9-18 | 2-5 | 6-6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 11 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 36 | 7-14 | 1-2 | 13-16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 26 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 34 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Delonte West * | 34 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 21 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 20 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Orien Greene * | 19 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 18 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Ryan Gomes * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Justin Reed | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David West * | 39 | 12-20 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 14 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 34 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 8-12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 23 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 33 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Speedy Claxton * | 30 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | - |
| JR Smith * | 29 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 28 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 19 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Jackson Vroman * | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Brandon Bass | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Kirk Snyder | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter