Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 37.0% | 63.0% | +2.9 | ✗ (33.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.3% | 54.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -31 (80-111). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafer Alston * | 40 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 34 | 5-15 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 33 | 7-16 | 3-6 | 8-10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 15 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 27 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 18 | - |
| Luther Head * | 26 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 23 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 22 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 18 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | - |
| John Lucas III | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Kirk Snyder | 4 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Steve Novak | 2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Jefferson * | 34 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 32 | 6-14 | 1-3 | 7-7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 8 | - |
| Delonte West * | 30 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 26 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Gerald Green * | 25 | 1-14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine * | 21 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Leon Powe * | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 16 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Ryan Gomes * | 12 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Sebastian Telfair * | 12 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter