Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 47.7% | 52.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 74.9% | 25.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 50.7% | 49.3% | -0.1 | ✓ (5.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.6% | 45.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -6 (94-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasheed Wallace * | 43 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Scottie Pippen * | 37 | 7-13 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 36 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Steven Smith * | 32 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 10-12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 18 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 21 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 17 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 13 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 12 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Greg Anthony * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 38 | 6-14 | 1-3 | 3-6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 2 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 37 | 5-16 | 1-2 | 3-6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 32 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 30 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 24 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 16 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 15 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Calbert Cheaney * | 13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 12 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Pervis Ellison | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Doug Overton | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter