Model Predictions
| Model | Brooklyn Nets | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 41.5% | 58.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 44.6% | 55.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 26.3% | 73.7% | +5.7 | ✗ (7.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.7% | 57.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -2 (97-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Kittles * | 42 | 9-15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Kendall Gill * | 39 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 15 | - |
| Keith Van Horn * | 37 | 9-23 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | - |
| Eric Murdock * | 35 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 6-6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Jayson Williams * | 34 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 20 | - |
| Scott Burrell * | 14 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Jim McIlvaine * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Chris Gatling * | 11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 11 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 40 | 8-16 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 21 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 39 | 5-16 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 37 | 8-21 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 35 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 34 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 14 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 12 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Popeye Jones * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Eric Riley | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter