Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Charlotte Hornets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 65.6% | 34.4% | -3.6 | ✓ (2.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 57.9% | 42.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Charlotte Hornets -1 (95-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen * | 41 | 4-15 | 1-6 | 5-5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 38 | 8-19 | 2-4 | 5-8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 14 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 37 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 27 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 34 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | - |
| James Posey * | 28 | 5-10 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 19 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Eddie House * | 19 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Scot Pollard * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine * | 5 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Felton * | 39 | 6-17 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 10 | - |
| Jared Dudley * | 38 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 37 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Jason Richardson * | 35 | 9-17 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 21 | - |
| Primoz Brezec * | 25 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 21 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Matt Carroll * | 16 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Jermareo Davidson * | 14 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Walter Herrmann * | 8 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter