Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Charlotte Hornets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 49.2% | 50.8% | -1.8 | ✗ (37.2 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 73.8% | 26.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 72.7% | 27.3% | -10.8 | ✓ (28.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 86.9% | 13.1% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 71.1% | 28.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Charlotte Hornets -39 (80-119). Ratings: 2026-27 ratings to date (they include this game).
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Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum * | 29 | 9-16 | 5-8 | 11-11 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 33 | +29.7 |
| Derrick White * | 25 | 6-10 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 16 | +17.8 |
| Paul George * | 22 | 3-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | +18.5 |
| Jordan Walsh * | 21 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +9.0 |
| Neemias Queta * | 15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +12.2 |
| Payton Pritchard | 23 | 4-10 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | +22.4 |
| Luka Garza | 19 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | +13.0 |
| Sam Hauser | 17 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | +20.9 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | +2.2 |
| Hugo González | 15 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | -5.1 |
| Baylor Scheierman | 14 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | +8.2 |
| Ron Harper Jr. | 10 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -3.5 |
| Mike Conley | 10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.4 |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Reid * | 25 | 6-17 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | -24.4 |
| Grayson Allen * | 21 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -19.4 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner * | 20 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -10.1 |
| Coby White * | 16 | 1-8 | 1-6 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -2 | -19.4 |
| Brandon Miller * | 13 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | -13.8 |
| Hannes Steinbach | 27 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | -19.3 |
| Royce O'Neale | 25 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -9.2 |
| Christian Anderson | 24 | 2-10 | 0-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -2 | -1.7 |
| Tidjane Salaün | 23 | 3-11 | 2-8 | 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | -8.4 |
| Sion James | 20 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | -13.5 |
| Liam McNeeley | 19 | 3-11 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | -10.1 |
* = starter