Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Indiana Pacers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 11.9% | 88.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 11.9% | 88.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 16.2% | 83.8% | +9.0 | ✓ (6.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 36.9% | 63.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Indiana Pacers +3 (99-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mercer * | 40 | 5-18 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 37 | 6-20 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 34 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 28 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 24 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 15 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 15 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 13 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Popeye Jones * | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Eric Riley | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Miller * | 39 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 5-7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Rik Smits * | 34 | 10-21 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 14 | - |
| Dale Davis * | 28 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Mark Jackson * | 27 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Chris Mullin * | 24 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Antonio Davis * | 22 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 8-11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 18 | - |
| Jalen Rose * | 21 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Travis Best * | 20 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 11 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Austin Croshere * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter