Model Predictions
| Model | LA Clippers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 19.9% | 80.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 23.0% | 77.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 11.5% | 88.5% | +11.2 | ✓ (22.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 30.9% | 69.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +34 (118-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Taylor * | 35 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | - |
| Darrick Martin * | 32 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Tyrone Nesby * | 27 | 1-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 26 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Lorenzen Wright * | 24 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 22 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Lamond Murray * | 20 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 18 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Pooh Richardson * | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Charles Smith * | 15 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Keith Closs | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Anderson * | 28 | 10-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 27 | 6-15 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 26 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 25 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 25 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 3-5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 21 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 20 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 19 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 19 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Popeye Jones * | 12 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Eric Riley | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
* = starter