Model Predictions
| Model | San Antonio Spurs | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 44.7% | 55.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 24.0% | 76.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 13.3% | 86.7% | +10.3 | ✗ (12.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.9% | 59.1% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 25.9% | 74.1% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 26.2% | 73.8% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 26.1% | 73.9% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 29.8% | 70.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -2 (97-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Poeltl * | 35 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 18 | - | |
| Keldon Johnson * | 32 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | - | |
| Dejounte Murray * | 32 | 11-21 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 25 | - | |
| Devin Vassell * | 32 | 7-14 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | - | |
| Derrick White * | 30 | 7-17 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | - | |
| Keita Bates-Diop | 24 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - | |
| Bryn Forbes | 23 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | - | |
| Jock Landale | 12 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - | |
| Tre Jones | 8 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | |
| Joshua Primo | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum * | 37 | 6-20 | 1-6 | 6-6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 12 | - | |
| Jaylen Brown * | 35 | 12-25 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 15 | - | |
| Marcus Smart * | 33 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 17 | - | |
| Robert Williams III * | 32 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | - | |
| Al Horford * | 26 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | - | |
| Dennis Schroder | 25 | 7-14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | - | |
| Grant Williams | 21 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| Josh Richardson | 20 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - | |
| Romeo Langford | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter