Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 40.7% | 59.3% | +2.1 | ✗ (7.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.7% | 51.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -5 (72-77). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delonte West * | 43 | 4-13 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 39 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 21 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 37 | 10-23 | 2-5 | 6-12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 8 | - |
| Ryan Gomes * | 27 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 23 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine * | 23 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Gerald Green * | 17 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 12 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Leon Powe * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sebastian Telfair | 7 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafer Alston * | 40 | 1-11 | 1-10 | 3-6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 38 | 1-12 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 36 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 11-16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 22 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 30 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 23 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Luther Head * | 22 | 3-11 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | -6 | - |
| Jake Tsakalidis * | 21 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Kirk Snyder * | 11 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| John Lucas III | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Steve Novak | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter