Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 56.4% | 43.6% | -1.4 | ✓ (18.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.3% | 45.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -20 (108-128). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 43 | 8-17 | 0-1 | 10-10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 13 | - |
| Ray Allen * | 40 | 10-15 | 4-8 | 7-8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 21 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 37 | 13-18 | 1-1 | 5-9 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 28 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine * | 37 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Glen Davis * | 24 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 18 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Leon Powe * | 14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Eddie House * | 14 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Gabe Pruitt * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Henry Walker | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| J.R. Giddens | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leandro Barbosa * | 36 | 8-15 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 34 | 8-20 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | - |
| Jason Richardson * | 34 | 7-12 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Grant Hill * | 29 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 27 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Matt Barnes * | 25 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Jared Dudley * | 21 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Goran Dragic * | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Lou Amundson * | 11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Courtney Sims | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Robin Lopez | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Alando Tucker | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter