Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 35.6% | 64.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 39.6% | 60.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 31.5% | 68.5% | +4.3 | ✗ (31.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.3% | 55.7% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 40.6% | 59.4% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 40.7% | 59.3% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 40.7% | 59.3% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 39.1% | 60.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -27 (101-128). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson * | 32 | 6-12 | 1-1 | 4-6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 19 | - |
| Alperen Sengun * | 30 | 5-13 | 1-3 | 5-7 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 21 | - |
| Kevin Durant * | 29 | 8-11 | 2-3 | 8-9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 21 | - |
| Jabari Smith Jr. * | 26 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Josh Okogie * | 21 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Tari Eason | 20 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Clint Capela | 18 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | - |
| Reed Sheppard | 16 | 4-6 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Steven Adams | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Aaron Holiday | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| JD Davison | 7 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Jeff Green | 7 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton Pritchard * | 26 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Jaylen Brown * | 21 | 6-14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 | - |
| Josh Minott * | 19 | 3-11 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Derrick White * | 19 | 2-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Neemias Queta * | 15 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Baylor Scheierman | 22 | 6-7 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18 | - |
| Jordan Walsh | 18 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Anfernee Simons | 16 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | - |
| Hugo González | 16 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -1 | - |
| Sam Hauser | 16 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Luka Garza | 15 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Chris Boucher | 12 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Ron Harper Jr. | 9 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Amari Williams | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Xavier Tillman | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter