Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 4.6% | 95.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 6.2% | 93.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 7.3% | 92.7% | +14.0 | ✓ (9.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 26.4% | 73.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +5 (94-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dino Radja * | 40 | 4-21 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Dee Brown * | 33 | 2-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 31 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 30 | 5-14 | 3-6 | 4-5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 7 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 27 | 7-16 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 26 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Frank Brickowski * | 15 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Todd Day | 18 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Elie * | 40 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 7-8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 40 | 7-13 | 1-5 | 4-6 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 40 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 39 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 39 | 5-16 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 39 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 15 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Tracy Moore * | 7 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
* = starter