Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 41.6% | 58.4% | +1.9 | ✓ (8.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.2% | 50.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +10 (120-110). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 37 | 9-14 | 2-4 | 9-10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 19 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 37 | 3-16 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | -5 | - |
| Delonte West * | 36 | 9-11 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 29 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 22 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 20 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 15 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Justin Reed * | 15 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine * | 13 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Orien Greene * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony * | 36 | 9-15 | 0-2 | 5-10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 10 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 35 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 19 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 34 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 12-12 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 31 | - |
| Francisco Elson * | 30 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 29 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 26 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 26 | 5-10 | 3-5 | 5-5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Earl Watson * | 19 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Julius Hodge | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Linas Kleiza | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter