Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Memphis Grizzlies | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 80.8% | 19.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 55.4% | 44.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 67.8% | 32.2% | -4.1 | ✓ (2.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 63.3% | 36.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Memphis Grizzlies -2 (129-131). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 49 | 10-24 | 2-4 | 5-11 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 18 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 48 | 9-21 | 1-4 | 7-10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 18 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 46 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 6 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 44 | 7-16 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 26 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 25 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 23 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 19 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Eric Riley | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Popeye Jones | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Marlon Garnett | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Greg Minor | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Memphis Grizzlies
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareef Abdur-Rahim * | 55 | 15-25 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 26 | - |
| Mike Bibby * | 53 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 11-12 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 17 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 49 | 5-16 | 2-7 | 8-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | - |
| Michael Smith * | 44 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | - |
| Bryant Reeves * | 34 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 11-12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 19 | - |
| Tony Massenburg * | 27 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Doug West * | 21 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Cherokee Parks * | 14 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | - |
| DeJuan Wheat * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Felipe Lopez * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter