Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Utah Jazz | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 29.0% | 71.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 7.7% | 92.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 17.3% | 82.7% | +8.6 | ✓ (6.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.6% | 60.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Utah Jazz +2 (99-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 41 | 6-19 | 0-2 | 7-9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 9 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 40 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 33 | 7-12 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 25 | 12-15 | 2-2 | 7-9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 24 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 22 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 17 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 17 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 6 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 38 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 16-17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 28 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 35 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 4-5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 35 | 7-15 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | - |
| John Stockton * | 28 | 3-12 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 24 | 5-12 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | -1 | - |
| Armen Gilliam * | 19 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Adam Keefe * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Quincy Lewis * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Greg Ostertag | 20 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter