Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 72.4% | 27.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 56.9% | 43.1% | -1.5 | ✓ (0.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.7% | 45.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -1 (86-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajon Rondo * | 44 | 6-17 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 18 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 41 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Ray Allen * | 36 | 10-15 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 12 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 32 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 22 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 26 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 20 | 2-11 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | - |
| Glen Davis * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Marquis Daniels * | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Brown * | 39 | 2-9 | 1-1 | 3-5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Pau Gasol * | 37 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 37 | 6-14 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 33 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 24 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 27 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 25 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | - |
| Jordan Farmar * | 22 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -2 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 14 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Josh Powell | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter