Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 11.7% | 88.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 5.3% | 94.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 6.0% | 94.0% | +15.1 | ✓ (2.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 33.6% | 66.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +13 (109-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 36 | 10-22 | 1-4 | 4-6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 6 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 35 | 6-17 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 35 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 18 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 32 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 24 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 18 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 13 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | - |
| Doug Overton * | 13 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Pervis Ellison * | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 36 | 13-20 | 0-0 | 2-8 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 31 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 31 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 19 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 28 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 25 | 7-12 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 24 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 23 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 23 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 19 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Devean George | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter