Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 19.7% | 80.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 15.7% | 84.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 10.4% | 89.6% | +11.9 | ✓ (15.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 31.9% | 68.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 17.1% | 82.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 17.1% | 82.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 24.4% | 75.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +27 (113-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Hill * | 23 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Zach Randolph * | 22 | 7-14 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Garrett Temple * | 20 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Willie Cauley-Stein * | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Bogdan Bogdanović * | 19 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| De'Aaron Fox | 28 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Buddy Hield | 26 | 7-11 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Kosta Koufos | 20 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Justin Jackson | 19 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Skal Labissiere | 16 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Vince Carter | 9 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Malachi Richardson | 8 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Frank Mason III | 6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyrie Irving * | 27 | 8-17 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13 | - |
| Jayson Tatum * | 26 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Al Horford * | 25 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Jaylen Brown * | 24 | 7-8 | 5-6 | 3-5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 20 | - |
| Aron Baynes * | 22 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Marcus Smart | 25 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Semi Ojeleye | 22 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Daniel Theis | 18 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Terry Rozier | 18 | 4-9 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Abdel Nader | 13 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Shane Larkin | 8 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Guerschon Yabusele | 6 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
* = starter