Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 45.8% | 54.2% | +0.9 | ✗ (7.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.5% | 49.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks -7 (92-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 43 | 9-20 | 0-2 | 13-14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 17 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 43 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 29 | - |
| Ray Allen * | 35 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 8-8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 31 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 7 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 26 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Leon Powe * | 21 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Glen Davis * | 15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Eddie House * | 13 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Gabe Pruitt | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 41 | 1-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 39 | 13-28 | 2-4 | 9-12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 15 | - |
| Erick Dampier * | 38 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Josh Howard * | 32 | 6-19 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | - |
| Antoine Wright * | 30 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Matt Carroll * | 17 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Brandon Bass * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| J.J. Barea * | 11 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Devean George | 10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter