Model Predictions
| Model | Charlotte Hornets | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 66.3% | 33.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 82.3% | 17.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 53.4% | 46.6% | -0.7 | ✓ (2.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.8% | 44.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -3 (102-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Mason * | 40 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Brad Miller * | 27 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 17 | - |
| Derrick Coleman * | 25 | 3-12 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | - |
| David Wesley * | 25 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 25 | 9-14 | 2-3 | 5-5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 15 | - |
| Eddie Robinson * | 23 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Baron Davis * | 22 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Chucky Brown * | 21 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 20 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Ricky Davis | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 42 | 4-14 | 1-4 | 9-13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 41 | 8-17 | 0-4 | 5-6 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 23 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 32 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 7-9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 30 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 24 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 17 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 17 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 14 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Calbert Cheaney | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Adrian Griffin | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter