Model Predictions
| Model | LA Clippers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 39.1% | 60.9% | +2.4 | ✗ (19.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.1% | 53.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -17 (81-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 45 | 6-13 | 1-1 | 5-5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 17 | - |
| Elton Brand * | 41 | 12-19 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 30 | - |
| Chris Kaman * | 35 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 35 | 9-14 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 19 | - |
| Quinton Ross * | 34 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Shaun Livingston * | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Daniel Ewing * | 12 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Chris Wilcox * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| James Singleton * | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Yaroslav Korolev | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 41 | 8-17 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 19 | - |
| Delonte West * | 35 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 34 | 5-15 | 1-4 | 7-9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 31 | 2-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 27 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 18 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 15 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Orien Greene * | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine * | 11 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Gerald Green | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Ryan Gomes | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter