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1997-12-17

Model Predictions

Model Boston Celtics Toronto Raptors Spread Result
Elo 81.6% 18.4% -
Bradley-Terry 62.1% 37.9% -
Margin 65.9% 34.1% -3.6 (1.4 off)
Pythagorean 62.9% 37.1% -

Actual: Toronto Raptors -5 (83-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Boston Celtics

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Antoine Walker * 42 8-22 0-4 2-4 9 6 1 1 3 18 10 -
Walter McCarty * 39 5-10 2-3 0-0 3 3 5 0 2 12 11 -
Bruce Bowen * 24 1-3 1-1 2-2 7 1 1 0 2 5 9 -
Chauncey Billups * 23 3-8 2-4 10-11 2 4 1 0 6 18 11 -
Ron Mercer * 20 6-10 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 4 12 1 -
Pervis Ellison * 19 1-1 0-0 1-2 3 1 1 3 1 3 9 -
Dana Barros * 15 2-5 2-3 2-4 2 1 1 0 1 8 6 -
John Thomas * 14 1-5 0-0 1-2 6 0 0 2 2 3 4 -
Andrew DeClercq * 13 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 4 1 2 7 -
Tyus Edney * 12 0-2 0-0 2-4 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 -
Greg Minor 13 2-4 0-0 1-2 3 1 1 0 0 5 6 -

Toronto Raptors

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Damon Stoudamire * 42 2-13 0-2 4-5 4 5 3 0 4 8 3 -
Marcus Camby * 34 3-7 0-0 2-2 6 0 3 7 3 8 14 -
Doug Christie * 29 5-12 0-0 5-6 6 4 4 3 5 15 15 -
Tracy McGrady * 25 7-11 0-0 3-4 7 1 2 3 0 17 19 -
Oliver Miller * 25 3-5 0-0 4-8 8 4 1 3 4 10 17 -
Walt Williams * 25 2-10 0-2 0-0 3 2 2 0 0 4 1 -
Reggie Slater * 22 3-8 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 0 4 6 -1 -
Shawn Respert * 11 3-5 0-1 4-4 3 0 0 0 0 10 8 -
Zan Tabak * 10 2-5 0-0 1-2 4 0 0 0 1 5 3 -
Chris Garner * 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 -
John Wallace 8 0-2 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -

* = starter