Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 43.2% | 56.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 41.6% | 58.4% | +1.9 | ✓ (7.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.2% | 50.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +9 (114-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen * | 43 | 9-14 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 19 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 37 | 7-12 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 18 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 30 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 30 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 23 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 22 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Glen Davis * | 17 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Marquis Daniels * | 17 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Shelden Williams | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony * | 43 | 7-15 | 1-4 | 8-9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 18 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 32 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 32 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 32 | 7-11 | 2-4 | 10-10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 24 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 28 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 18 | - |
| JR Smith * | 27 | 6-16 | 5-11 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | - |
| Arron Afflalo * | 26 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Ty Lawson * | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Anthony Carter | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Joey Graham | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter