Model Predictions
| Model | Indiana Pacers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 79.4% | 20.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 78.3% | 21.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 71.5% | 28.5% | -5.1 | ✓ (0.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 59.7% | 40.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -6 (87-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Miller * | 41 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Antonio Davis * | 37 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 8-12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 25 | - |
| Dale Davis * | 28 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 17 | - |
| Jalen Rose * | 27 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 5-8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Mark Jackson * | 27 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Chris Mullin * | 27 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - |
| Travis Best * | 20 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Derrick McKey * | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Rik Smits * | 10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mercer * | 41 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 10 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 36 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 34 | 5-21 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | -5 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 33 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Zan Tabak * | 25 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Tyus Edney * | 11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Greg Minor | 30 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Travis Knight | 12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Reggie Hanson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter