Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 54.7% | 45.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 25.1% | 74.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 25.2% | 74.8% | +6.0 | ✓ (3.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.2% | 55.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder +3 (94-91). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 46 | 8-20 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 10 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 46 | 7-20 | 2-7 | 7-8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 20 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 38 | 6-12 | 0-3 | 4-7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 7 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 32 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 23 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 9 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 46 | 12-28 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 12 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 38 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 20 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 36 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 34 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 25 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Rashard Lewis * | 21 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 13 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Emanual Davis * | 12 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Jelani McCoy * | 11 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
* = starter