Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 23.9% | 76.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 37.0% | 63.0% | +2.9 | ✗ (7.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.3% | 54.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -5 (114-119). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Scola * | 50 | 11-22 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 15 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 47 | 10-17 | 4-6 | 6-6 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 23 | - |
| Chase Budinger * | 45 | 9-14 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 16 | - |
| Kyle Lowry * | 42 | 4-11 | 2-3 | 8-9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Jordan Hill * | 27 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 21 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Jermaine Taylor * | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Hilton Armstrong * | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Mike Harris | 7 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajon Rondo * | 48 | 10-18 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 22 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 39 | 9-14 | 3-5 | 6-10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 20 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 33 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 33 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 27 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 19 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Ray Allen * | 16 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Glen Davis * | 10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Shelden Williams * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 8 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Marquis Daniels * | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter