Model Predictions
| Model | LA Clippers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 10.3% | 89.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 17.9% | 82.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 16.5% | 83.5% | +8.9 | ✓ (13.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.3% | 64.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +22 (99-77). Predictions use season-end ratings.
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzen Wright * | 39 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 24 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 34 | 8-13 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 9 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 32 | 4-12 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Darrick Martin * | 28 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Lamond Murray * | 22 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 20 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 17 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Stojko Vrankovic * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Pooh Richardson | 19 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Keith Closs | 7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| James Robinson | 6 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| James Collins | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 43 | 8-25 | 1-5 | 6-6 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 15 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 33 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 3-6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 32 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 26 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 26 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 24 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 21 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | - |
| John Thomas * | 17 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Greg Minor | 9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Roy Rogers | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Dee Brown | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter