Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Brooklyn Nets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 41.1% | 58.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.8% | 68.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 23.9% | 76.1% | +6.4 | ✗ (12.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.3% | 59.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Brooklyn Nets -6 (76-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mercer * | 45 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 12 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 43 | 9-21 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 11 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 39 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 29 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 26 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 25 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Zan Tabak * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Tyus Edney * | 9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | - |
| Reggie Hanson | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Van Horn * | 40 | 3-13 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 38 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 9-12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 14 | - |
| Kerry Kittles * | 36 | 5-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Jayson Williams * | 34 | 5-19 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Kendall Gill * | 33 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | - |
| Brian Evans * | 12 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Lucious Harris * | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Rony Seikaly * | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Sherman Douglas * | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Chris Gatling | 10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Michael Cage | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter