Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Brooklyn Nets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 70.5% | 29.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 30.6% | 69.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 32.1% | 67.9% | +4.1 | ✓ (13.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.6% | 52.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Brooklyn Nets +18 (131-113). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 36 | 4-13 | 0-2 | 9-10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 26 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 32 | 12-28 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 10 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 32 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 31 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 27 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Calbert Cheaney * | 20 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 14 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 14 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 13 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | -1 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 10 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Doug Overton * | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Pervis Ellison | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Kittles * | 38 | 7-12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Kendall Gill * | 36 | 7-15 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 32 | 10-12 | 0-1 | 10-11 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 33 | - |
| Keith Van Horn * | 31 | 9-16 | 3-6 | 9-11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 19 | - |
| Jamie Feick * | 30 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Johnny Newman * | 20 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Scott Burrell * | 16 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Jim McIlvaine * | 14 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Elliot Perry | 15 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Evan Eschmeyer | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
* = starter