Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 23.6% | 76.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 37.2% | 62.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 30.9% | 69.1% | +4.4 | ✓ (27.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.1% | 61.9% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 14.9% | 85.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 19.3% | 80.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 19.3% | 80.7% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 24.3% | 75.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +32 (145-113). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. * | 27 | 4-11 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Dillon Brooks * | 24 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Alperen Sengun * | 24 | 8-17 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Fred VanVleet * | 22 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | - | - | |
| Jalen Green * | 20 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Cam Whitmore | 27 | 7-13 | 2-7 | 6-8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | - | - | |
| Amen Thompson | 24 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Jeff Green | 14 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Jock Landale | 12 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Nate Williams | 9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Aaron Holiday | 8 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 8 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| Boban Marjanovic | 6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum * | 29 | 9-17 | 4-7 | 5-7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 27 | - | - | |
| Jaylen Brown * | 28 | 11-15 | 4-6 | 6-10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32 | - | - | |
| Kristaps Porzingis * | 28 | 6-11 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | - | - | |
| Jrue Holiday * | 26 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Derrick White * | 25 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Payton Pritchard | 22 | 7-10 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Al Horford | 20 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Sam Hauser | 20 | 2-9 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Luke Kornet | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Oshae Brissett | 9 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 9 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Lamar Stevens | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter