Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 7.5% | 92.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 34.7% | 65.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 22.1% | 77.9% | +6.9 | ✓ (10.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.8% | 59.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +17 (111-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Richmond * | 34 | 8-14 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 7 | - |
| Corliss Williamson * | 33 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 18 | - |
| Billy Owens * | 32 | 7-12 | 0-2 | 6-9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 19 | - |
| Anthony Johnson * | 32 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Terry Dehere * | 21 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Michael Stewart * | 19 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Lawrence Funderburke * | 19 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 16 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Otis Thorpe * | 12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Mark Hendrickson * | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Chris Robinson | 7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mercer * | 42 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 31 | 10-23 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 7 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 31 | 8-12 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 23 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 22 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 20 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 18 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Pervis Ellison * | 18 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 14 | 6-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Travis Knight | 12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Dontae' Jones | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Tyus Edney | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter