Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 80.6% | 19.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 82.9% | 17.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 92.8% | 7.2% | -14.0 | ✓ (12.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 69.1% | 30.9% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 91.0% | 9.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 87.8% | 12.2% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 87.9% | 12.1% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 78.1% | 21.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -2 (116-118). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum * | 38 | 10-21 | 4-10 | 3-5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | - | - | |
| Jaylen Brown * | 34 | 11-18 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | - | - | |
| Derrick White * | 33 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Kristaps Porziņģis * | 30 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 4-8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | - | - | |
| Jrue Holiday * | 29 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Al Horford | 25 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Payton Pritchard | 17 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| Luke Kornet | 15 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | - | - | |
| Sam Hauser | 14 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Jaden Springer | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III * | 38 | 15-20 | 8-12 | 2-3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 40 | - | - | |
| CJ McCollum * | 33 | 8-19 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Yves Missi * | 29 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Javonte Green * | 29 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Dejounte Murray * | 8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Jose Alvarado | 33 | 6-14 | 3-9 | 5-6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | - | - | |
| Brandon Boston | 29 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Karlo Matković | 18 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | 13 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Jamal Cain | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
* = starter