Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 45.8% | 54.2% | +0.9 | ✓ (8.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.5% | 49.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks +9 (103-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 44 | 10-19 | 1-3 | 7-10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 20 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 36 | 9-17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 10 | - |
| Delonte West * | 31 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 29 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 27 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 20 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 26 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Ryan Gomes * | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Orien Greene * | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Dan Dickau * | 5 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Justin Reed | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquis Daniels * | 40 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 40 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 19 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 38 | 7-20 | 0-1 | 10-10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 18 | - |
| Devin Harris * | 28 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 13-17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 21 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 26 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | - |
| Jason Terry * | 22 | 4-10 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Erick Dampier * | 20 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Keith Van Horn * | 18 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Darrell Armstrong | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Rawle Marshall | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter