Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 47.5% | 52.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 56.0% | 44.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 54.7% | 45.3% | -1.0 | ✓ (2.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.8% | 46.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -3 (82-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 37 | 6-16 | 2-8 | 9-11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 12 | - |
| Ray Allen * | 35 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Glen Davis * | 34 | 4-15 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 32 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 20 | - |
| Delonte West * | 30 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Nenad Krstic * | 25 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Jeff Green * | 18 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Carlos Arroyo * | 17 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Beasley * | 45 | 11-28 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 14 | - |
| Darko Milicic * | 39 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Luke Ridnour * | 38 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Anthony Tolliver * | 36 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 4-6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 28 | - |
| Wesley Johnson * | 32 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -2 | - |
| Anthony Randolph * | 16 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Martell Webster * | 14 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Jonny Flynn * | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Wayne Ellington * | 6 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
* = starter