Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 43.9% | 56.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 25.8% | 74.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 26.2% | 73.8% | +5.7 | ✓ (19.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.7% | 60.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers +25 (121-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mercer * | 40 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 13 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 33 | 7-19 | 1-2 | 2-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 4 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 32 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 28 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 24 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 23 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Tyus Edney * | 15 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 15 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Pervis Ellison * | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Dontae' Jones | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Stoudamire * | 43 | 5-16 | 0-2 | 7-7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 40 | 6-9 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 20 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 35 | 8-16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 33 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 26 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 23 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Rick Brunson * | 22 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 21 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 10 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 6 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Carlos Rogers | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter