Model Predictions
| Model | Miami Heat | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 58.1% | 41.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 71.4% | 28.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 58.7% | 41.3% | -1.9 | ✗ (2.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 57.2% | 42.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +1 (82-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alonzo Mourning * | 41 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 20 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 39 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Tim Hardaway * | 38 | 8-20 | 2-9 | 1-1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 4 | - |
| Jamal Mashburn * | 38 | 6-16 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 2 | - |
| Dan Majerle * | 36 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Terry Porter * | 31 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 41 | 11-25 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 17 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 36 | 6-19 | 0-7 | 1-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 32 | 2-10 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 31 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 31 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 25 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 15 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter