Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 80.7% | 19.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 68.4% | 31.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 80.3% | 19.7% | -7.7 | ✗ (14.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.2% | 51.8% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 50.6% | 49.4% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 53.1% | 46.9% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 53.1% | 46.9% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 46.8% | 53.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +7 (137-130). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Schroder * | 38 | 10-21 | 3-8 | 3-3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 11 | - | |
| Jayson Tatum * | 38 | 12-25 | 2-11 | 11-11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 24 | - | |
| Marcus Smart * | 37 | 5-11 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 12 | - | |
| Al Horford * | 34 | 8-15 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 23 | - | |
| Robert Williams III * | 15 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | - | |
| Josh Richardson | 28 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | - | |
| Grant Williams | 26 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - | |
| Romeo Langford | 11 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - | |
| Aaron Nesmith | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | |
| Enes Freedom | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gobert * | 35 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 28 | - | |
| Royce O'Neale * | 32 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 23 | - | |
| Donovan Mitchell * | 32 | 12-22 | 6-14 | 4-4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 19 | - | |
| Mike Conley * | 31 | 9-13 | 7-7 | 4-5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 28 | - | |
| Bojan Bogdanovic * | 30 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | - | |
| Joe Ingles | 22 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - | |
| Jordan Clarkson | 21 | 4-13 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | - | |
| Rudy Gay | 17 | 2-7 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - | |
| Hassan Whiteside | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | |
| Trent Forrest | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter