Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Sacramento Kings | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 28.1% | 71.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 21.0% | 79.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 33.0% | 67.0% | +3.9 | ✓ (0.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.4% | 54.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Sacramento Kings +3 (101-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mercer * | 42 | 10-24 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 8 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 35 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 32 | 7-21 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 27 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 20 | 4-11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 17 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 15 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Popeye Jones * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Eric Riley * | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - |
| Dwayne Schintzius | 9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Williams * | 41 | 4-12 | 0-4 | 2-4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Chris Webber * | 37 | 10-12 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 27 | - |
| Corliss Williamson * | 37 | 9-22 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 6 | - |
| Vlade Divac * | 36 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 24 | - |
| Lawrence Funderburke * | 22 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Vernon Maxwell * | 18 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 13 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad * | 13 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Peja Stojakovic * | 12 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Kevin Ollie * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter