Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 21.2% | 78.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 11.3% | 88.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 13.4% | 86.6% | +10.3 | ✓ (9.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.4% | 64.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers +20 (106-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 38 | 9-14 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 32 | 6-16 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 30 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 29 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 25 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 20 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -3 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 18 | 2-9 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Popeye Jones * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Eric Riley * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Bruce Bowen | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Dwayne Schintzius | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Grant * | 33 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 13-14 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 31 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 29 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 29 | 7-15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 28 | 8-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 7 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 24 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 23 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Greg Anthony * | 16 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Kelvin Cato | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Carlos Rogers | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
* = starter