Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 42.7% | 57.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 55.2% | 44.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 65.5% | 34.5% | -3.5 | ✓ (4.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.1% | 44.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -8 (94-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum * | 32 | 10-18 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 9 | - |
| Terry Rozier * | 31 | 4-16 | 4-11 | 4-4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Al Horford * | 31 | 7-12 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 24 | - |
| Jaylen Brown * | 25 | 3-11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Aron Baynes * | 18 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 23 | 6-8 | 3-4 | 5-5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Shane Larkin | 21 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Semi Ojeleye | 20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Greg Monroe | 19 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Abdel Nader | 16 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Jabari Bird | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kadeem Allen | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Guerschon Yabusele | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Jackson * | 39 | 9-15 | 1-3 | 4-9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 15 | - |
| Troy Daniels * | 36 | 6-16 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | - |
| Dragan Bender * | 33 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Marquese Chriss * | 24 | 6-8 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Elfrid Payton * | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Tyler Ulis | 30 | 7-12 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | - |
| Alan Williams | 15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Alex Len | 14 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Davon Reed | 14 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -2 | - |
| Shaquille Harrison | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Jared Dudley | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter