Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | San Antonio Spurs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 19.4% | 80.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 16.0% | 84.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 17.8% | 82.2% | +8.4 | ✓ (6.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.9% | 64.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: San Antonio Spurs +15 (101-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 39 | 10-26 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 0 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 35 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 25 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 24 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 22 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 22 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 15 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Travis Knight | 14 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Tyus Edney | 10 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Dee Brown | 9 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Roy Rogers | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaren Jackson * | 39 | 5-14 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Tim Duncan * | 37 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 29 | - |
| Avery Johnson * | 36 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | - |
| David Robinson * | 34 | 11-14 | 0-0 | 12-15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 38 | - |
| Monty Williams * | 27 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Chuck Person * | 22 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Sean Elliott * | 21 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Cory Alexander * | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Carl Herrera | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Malik Rose | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter