Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 7.6% | 92.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 11.2% | 88.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 14.7% | 85.3% | +9.7 | ✓ (8.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.1% | 64.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +18 (118-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 40 | 6-18 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5 | - |
| Dee Brown * | 31 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 30 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 5-5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 28 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 18 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 28 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 18 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 17 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 15 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 14 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| John Thomas * | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Bruce Bowen | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Greg Minor | 9 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -2 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 38 | 11-16 | 0-0 | 9-12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 32 | - |
| John Stockton * | 33 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 20 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 29 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Adam Keefe * | 26 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 25 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 24 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 8-9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 19 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Chris Morris * | 9 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter