Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | LA Clippers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 81.4% | 18.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 72.0% | 28.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 63.3% | 36.7% | -3.0 | ✓ (2.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 58.7% | 41.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: LA Clippers -1 (96-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 44 | 9-21 | 0-0 | 10-12 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 19 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 31 | 7-12 | 3-4 | 4-6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 15 | - |
| Dee Brown * | 31 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 28 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | -1 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 28 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 17 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 16 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Travis Knight | 17 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Greg Minor | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | - |
| John Thomas | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzen Wright * | 44 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 25 | - |
| Lamond Murray * | 40 | 8-17 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 9 | - |
| Darrick Martin * | 30 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 27 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 4-6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 27 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17 | - |
| James Robinson * | 24 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 23 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 22 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
* = starter