Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 29.6% | 70.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 11.7% | 88.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 11.8% | 88.2% | +11.1 | ✓ (7.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.9% | 64.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +4 (110-106). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 41 | 9-24 | 0-3 | 4-7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 15 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 39 | 9-21 | 3-8 | 6-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 9 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 38 | 4-11 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 24 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 21 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 21 | - |
| Calbert Cheaney * | 20 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 17 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Pervis Ellison | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Doug Overton | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Robinson * | 43 | 3-13 | 1-5 | 15-17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 17 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 42 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 23 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 39 | 6-16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 29 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Oliver Miller * | 27 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 16 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 26 | 7-13 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Toby Bailey * | 12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Don MacLean | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Randy Livingston | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
* = starter