Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Indiana Pacers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 48.7% | 51.3% | +0.3 | ✗ (31.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.6% | 49.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Indiana Pacers -31 (79-110). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 40 | 10-15 | 1-2 | 9-11 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 35 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 37 | 7-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 35 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 26 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 17 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 25 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 25 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 20 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Delonte West * | 12 | 5-5 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Justin Reed | 6 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jones * | 36 | 3-9 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Stephen Jackson * | 34 | 6-18 | 0-4 | 12-15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 10 | - |
| Reggie Miller * | 34 | 3-12 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Anthony Johnson * | 29 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 2-3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 25 | 4-15 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | - |
| Fred Jones * | 22 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Dale Davis * | 20 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Eddie Gill * | 13 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 7-8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Jeff Foster * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Scot Pollard | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Austin Croshere | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter