Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 37.0% | 63.0% | +2.9 | ✓ (1.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.3% | 54.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +4 (97-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafer Alston * | 43 | 8-16 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 3 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 42 | 7-20 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 11 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 35 | 2-7 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Luther Head * | 33 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 29 | 8-14 | 0-1 | 9-12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 23 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 10 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Mike James * | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen * | 43 | 6-15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 40 | 7-12 | 2-3 | 3-6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 20 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 35 | 11-15 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 27 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 33 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 25 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - |
| James Posey * | 23 | 0-5 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Eddie House * | 14 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Scot Pollard * | 13 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Glen Davis | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Leon Powe | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter