Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 23.6% | 76.4% | - | β |
| Bradley-Terry | 36.7% | 63.3% | - | β |
| Margin | 30.9% | 69.1% | +4.4 | β (6.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.2% | 56.8% | - | β |
| Efficiency | 29.3% | 70.7% | - | β |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 35.1% | 64.9% | - | β |
| Log Adjusted | 35.0% | 65.0% | - | β |
| Points Off/Def | 36.0% | 64.0% | - | β |
Actual: Boston Celtics -2 (112-114). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson * | 41 | 13-19 | 1-2 | 6-8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 33 | - | - | |
| Dillon Brooks * | 40 | 13-23 | 10-15 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | - | - | |
| Fred VanVleet * | 36 | 2-9 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Alperen Sengun * | 34 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Jalen Green * | 29 | 3-13 | 1-6 | 5-7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Tari Eason | 24 | 2-10 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Aaron Holiday | 14 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Steven Adams | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum * | 41 | 5-14 | 1-7 | 8-8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Jaylen Brown * | 38 | 10-23 | 3-9 | 5-6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 28 | - | - | |
| Luke Kornet * | 33 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | - | - | |
| Jrue Holiday * | 31 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | - | - | |
| Kristaps PorziΕΔ£is * | 25 | 6-8 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | - | - | |
| Payton Pritchard | 30 | 5-7 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Neemias Queta | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Jaden Springer | 7 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Xavier Tillman | 5 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jordan Walsh | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Drew Peterson | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter