Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 37.5% | 62.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 38.9% | 61.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 35.3% | 64.7% | +3.3 | ✓ (5.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.7% | 55.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +9 (105-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mercer * | 42 | 12-24 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 20 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 40 | 8-24 | 3-6 | 4-6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 5 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 33 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 21 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 27 | 6-14 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 27 | 1-9 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 19 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Zan Tabak * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tyus Edney | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Drexler * | 36 | 6-17 | 2-8 | 6-9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 35 | 15-20 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 22 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 33 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 32 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 32 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 26 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 20 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Brent Price * | 14 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
* = starter