Model Predictions
| Model | Washington Wizards | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 14.1% | 85.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 32.4% | 67.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 18.2% | 81.8% | +8.2 | ✓ (1.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.9% | 64.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +7 (116-109). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juwan Howard * | 42 | 12-17 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 15 | - |
| Mitch Richmond * | 40 | 9-16 | 2-4 | 8-9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 16 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 37 | 5-13 | 4-5 | 2-4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Jahidi White * | 37 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | - |
| Rod Strickland * | 36 | 8-14 | 0-1 | 10-11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 24 | - |
| Felipe Lopez * | 14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Chris Whitney * | 11 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Cherokee Parks * | 10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Gerard King * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Michael Smith * | 4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 43 | 10-22 | 4-5 | 2-4 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 22 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 37 | 8-12 | 3-4 | 10-12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 27 | - |
| Chris Herren * | 35 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 0-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 34 | 7-19 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 8 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 28 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 19 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Rick Brunson * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Chris Carr * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter