Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 23.9% | 76.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 43.0% | 57.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 37.0% | 63.0% | +2.9 | ✗ (8.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.3% | 54.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -6 (102-108). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Lowry * | 37 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 8-8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 19 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 36 | 8-15 | 5-8 | 3-3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 13 | - |
| Jordan Hill * | 34 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 29 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Courtney Lee * | 27 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 25 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Chase Budinger * | 19 | 5-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Patrick Patterson * | 17 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Jared Jeffries * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajon Rondo * | 37 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Glen Davis * | 37 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Ray Allen * | 32 | 8-13 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 30 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Marquis Daniels * | 24 | 7-8 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 20 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 21 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 20 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 15 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -4 | - |
| Luke Harangody * | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Von Wafer * | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
* = starter