Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 79.4% | 20.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 71.5% | 28.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 83.9% | 16.1% | -9.1 | ✓ (0.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.5% | 44.5% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 71.6% | 28.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 70.1% | 29.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 70.1% | 29.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 59.9% | 40.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -10 (97-107). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum * | 37 | 17-26 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 38 | - | - | |
| Robert Williams III * | 35 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - | - | |
| Jaylen Brown * | 35 | 11-20 | 4-9 | 5-7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 31 | - | - | |
| Marcus Smart * | 29 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Al Horford * | 24 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | - | - | |
| Josh Richardson | 25 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | - | - | |
| Grant Williams | 22 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| Dennis Schroder | 15 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Aaron Nesmith | 6 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Payton Pritchard | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Bruno Fernando | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Sam Hauser | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Romeo Langford | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Jones * | 35 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Garrett Temple * | 34 | 5-11 | 0-4 | 2-5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Josh Hart * | 34 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Willy Hernangomez * | 30 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Devonte' Graham * | 28 | 3-11 | 2-9 | 4-4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 21 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Jose Alvarado | 19 | 8-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Jaxson Hayes | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Naji Marshall | 10 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Gary Clark | 6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
* = starter