Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 35.6% | 64.4% | +3.3 | ✗ (11.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.0% | 53.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder -8 (96-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 43 | 11-27 | 5-7 | 10-11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 20 | - |
| Ray Allen * | 38 | 4-13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 33 | 8-22 | 0-0 | 7-11 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 20 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 30 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | - |
| James Posey * | 24 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 23 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Eddie House * | 17 | 5-8 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Scot Pollard * | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant * | 37 | 10-23 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 29 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 22 | - |
| Earl Watson * | 27 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Chris Wilcox * | 27 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Delonte West * | 25 | 6-8 | 1-1 | 6-8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 22 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 24 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | - |
| Damien Wilkins * | 18 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Nick Collison * | 18 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Jeff Green * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Mickael Gelabale * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Johan Petro | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter