Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 56.9% | 43.1% | -1.5 | ✓ (0.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.7% | 45.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -1 (111-112). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 43 | 4-12 | 3-5 | 5-5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | - |
| Ryan Gomes * | 42 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 23 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 41 | 12-20 | 1-2 | 14-21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 26 | - |
| Delonte West * | 36 | 8-16 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 34 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine * | 15 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 13 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Orien Greene * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 40 | 11-23 | 3-8 | 15-17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 29 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 39 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2-7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 21 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 33 | 8-16 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | - |
| Smush Parker * | 31 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 6-10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Devean George * | 23 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 18 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Ronny Turiaf * | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Devin Green * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Luke Walton | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Kwame Brown | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter