Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 67.8% | 32.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 77.1% | 22.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 52.1% | 47.9% | -0.5 | ✓ (5.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.5% | 43.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -6 (105-111). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Richmond * | 42 | 11-19 | 7-7 | 9-11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 23 | - |
| Billy Owens * | 41 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 39 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 31 | - |
| Michael Smith * | 31 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | - |
| Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf * | 24 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Kevin Gamble * | 20 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Corliss Williamson * | 11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Jeff Grayer * | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Tyus Edney | 20 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Wesley * | 45 | 10-17 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 45 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 8-12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 45 | 8-23 | 1-4 | 7-10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 14 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 39 | 8-11 | 3-4 | 6-6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 25 | - |
| Marty Conlon * | 21 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Todd Day * | 18 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Alton Lister * | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Brett Szabo * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Steve Hamer | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter