Model Predictions
| Model | Indiana Pacers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 38.5% | 61.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 34.6% | 65.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 33.8% | 66.2% | +3.7 | ✗ (9.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.3% | 54.7% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 41.3% | 58.7% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 41.3% | 58.7% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 40.3% | 59.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -6 (91-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Oladipo * | 36 | 15-29 | 2-8 | 3-4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 18 | - |
| Cory Joseph * | 34 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Thaddeus Young * | 33 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 17 | - |
| Myles Turner * | 33 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 5-7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Bojan Bogdanović * | 32 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 5-5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Lance Stephenson | 26 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Domantas Sabonis | 19 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Joe Young | 14 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Al Jefferson | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum * | 35 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Kyrie Irving * | 31 | 8-18 | 2-7 | 3-3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 8 | - |
| Al Horford * | 29 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Jaylen Brown * | 28 | 7-13 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 4 | - |
| Aron Baynes * | 21 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Terry Rozier | 26 | 1-11 | 1-6 | 7-8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 24 | 3-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Daniel Theis | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Semi Ojeleye | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Greg Monroe | 10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Abdel Nader | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter