Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Milwaukee Bucks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 30.4% | 69.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.7% | 68.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 37.0% | 63.0% | +2.9 | ✓ (12.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.2% | 54.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Milwaukee Bucks +15 (99-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 46 | 4-16 | 1-9 | 4-5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 33 | 7-14 | 2-6 | 6-8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 12 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 31 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 29 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 24 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 23 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 22 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Calbert Cheaney * | 14 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 13 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 10 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Doug Overton * | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen * | 42 | 12-20 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 16 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 37 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 20 | - |
| Ervin Johnson * | 32 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | - |
| Glenn Robinson * | 31 | 8-16 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 2 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 26 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 21 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Darvin Ham * | 20 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Scott Williams * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
* = starter