Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 25.0% | 75.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 24.2% | 75.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 15.1% | 84.9% | +9.5 | ✓ (6.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 36.3% | 63.7% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 21.8% | 78.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 24.5% | 75.5% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 24.4% | 75.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 28.2% | 71.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +16 (118-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Wood * | 32 | 8-16 | 1-2 | 2-7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Kevin Porter Jr. * | 29 | 4-11 | 0-5 | 4-6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Sterling Brown * | 27 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Jae'Sean Tate * | 22 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Danuel House Jr. * | 22 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Avery Bradley | 27 | 6-12 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Kenyon Martin Jr. | 23 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Kelly Olynyk | 21 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| D.J. Augustin | 18 | 1-8 | 0-4 | 6-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| D.J. Wilson | 4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Ben McLemore | 4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Anthony Lamb | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum * | 31 | 9-17 | 5-11 | 3-3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | - | - | |
| Kemba Walker * | 28 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Jaylen Brown * | 27 | 9-20 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | - | - | |
| Marcus Smart * | 26 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Robert Williams III * | 25 | 9-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | - | - | |
| Evan Fournier | 29 | 8-13 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | - | - | |
| Luke Kornet | 18 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| Grant Williams | 17 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Payton Pritchard | 15 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Tremont Waters | 4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Carsen Edwards | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Moritz Wagner | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Aaron Nesmith | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Tacko Fall | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter