Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 2.3% | 97.7% | +17.7 | ✓ (0.3 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 7.9% | 92.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 4.9% | 95.1% | +16.3 | ✓ (1.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 26.8% | 73.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 9.3% | 90.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 9.2% | 90.8% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 18.5% | 81.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +18 (122-104). Ratings: 2009-10 season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Wilkins * | 37 | 7-15 | 2-3 | 2-5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 19 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 33 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 13 | - |
| Corey Brewer * | 30 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Jonny Flynn * | 30 | 8-15 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 7 | - |
| Kevin Love * | 28 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 23 | - |
| Ramon Sessions * | 17 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | - |
| Wayne Ellington * | 16 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 10 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Ryan Hollins | 15 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Nathan Jawai | 14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Oleksiy Pecherov | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 34 | 8-14 | 6-6 | 7-7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 24 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 32 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 18 | - |
| Ray Allen * | 30 | 8-15 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 29 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 27 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 24 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 18 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 20 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Shelden Williams * | 13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Eddie House * | 12 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| J.R. Giddens | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Lester Hudson | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
* = starter