Model Predictions
| Model | Milwaukee Bucks | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 50.5% | 49.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 63.5% | 36.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 45.3% | 54.7% | +1.0 | ✗ (10.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.0% | 47.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -9 (79-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen * | 43 | 9-17 | 3-7 | 5-5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 14 | - |
| Michael Curry * | 30 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Haywoode Workman * | 28 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Vinny Del Negro * | 24 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | - |
| Armen Gilliam * | 22 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 22 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -4 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 21 | 5-16 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | -1 | - |
| Chris Gatling * | 19 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 19 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Ervin Johnson * | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mercer * | 43 | 9-20 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 7 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 40 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 20 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 38 | 5-18 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 3 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 34 | 4-11 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 31 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 27 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 13 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Marlon Garnett * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Eric Riley * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter