Model Predictions
| Model | Philadelphia 76ers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 45.5% | 54.5% | +1.3 | β (10.3 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 39.2% | 60.8% | - | β |
| Margin | 45.9% | 54.1% | +0.9 | β (9.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.3% | 51.7% | - | β |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 51.6% | 48.4% | - | β |
| Log Adjusted | 51.6% | 48.4% | - | β |
| Points Off/Def | 46.4% | 53.6% | - | β |
Actual: Boston Celtics -9 (80-89). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Covington * | 40 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Ben Simmons * | 34 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Joel Embiid * | 34 | 10-19 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 28 | - |
| Dario Ε ariΔ * | 33 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Jerryd Bayless * | 24 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| T.J. McConnell | 25 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Justin Anderson | 16 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Trevor Booker | 14 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Amir Johnson | 12 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot | 3 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum * | 36 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Al Horford * | 34 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Marcus Smart * | 34 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 4 | - |
| Jaylen Brown * | 33 | 4-12 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Aron Baynes * | 15 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 27 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Shane Larkin | 23 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Terry Rozier | 20 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Daniel Theis | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Abdel Nader | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Semi Ojeleye | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter