Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 39.0% | 61.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 61.8% | 38.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 49.0% | 51.0% | +0.2 | ✓ (0.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.3% | 45.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +1 (102-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 40 | 9-15 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 18 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 40 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 39 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 34 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 18 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 32 | 7-17 | 3-6 | 7-8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 10 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 19 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 7-7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Rick Brunson * | 14 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Vincent Askew | 10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 36 | 9-19 | 1-2 | 6-10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 35 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 28 | 5-13 | 1-3 | 7-9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 27 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 24 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 24 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 23 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 19 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Pervis Ellison | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter