Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 37.0% | 63.0% | +2.9 | ✗ (6.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.3% | 54.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -4 (85-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks * | 37 | 8-16 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 8 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 36 | 10-13 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 24 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 29 | 7-13 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Von Wafer * | 27 | 4-10 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 27 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 24 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 24 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 15 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen * | 39 | 4-13 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 38 | 7-14 | 4-6 | 8-8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 18 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 34 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 33 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Glen Davis * | 22 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 22 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Leon Powe * | 16 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Gabe Pruitt * | 15 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Eddie House * | 14 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter