Model Predictions
| Model | Miami Heat | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 35.8% | 64.2% | +3.2 | ✗ (10.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.8% | 54.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -7 (96-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwyane Wade * | 40 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 10-16 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 19 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 35 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 18 | - |
| Jason Williams * | 32 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 28 | 5-11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Udonis Haslem * | 25 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 23 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | - |
| James Posey * | 21 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 21 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Alonzo Mourning * | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 46 | 10-22 | 2-6 | 16-18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 25 | - |
| Delonte West * | 41 | 8-15 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Ryan Gomes * | 38 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 38 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 34 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Orien Greene * | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine * | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter