Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Washington Wizards | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 75.3% | 24.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 53.9% | 46.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 61.7% | 38.3% | -2.6 | ✗ (22.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 58.1% | 41.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Washington Wizards +20 (109-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 35 | 9-22 | 4-9 | 4-4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 12 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 29 | 7-10 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 27 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -4 | - |
| Chris Herren * | 22 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Chris Carr * | 20 | 5-9 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Rick Brunson * | 19 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 19 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 17 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 15 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 12 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 8 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Mark Blount | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - |
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Richmond * | 30 | 8-9 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20 | - |
| Felipe Lopez * | 30 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 7-8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 17 | - |
| Rod Strickland * | 27 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 25 | 9-17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 4 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 25 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 17 | - |
| Chris Whitney * | 20 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Jahidi White * | 18 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Michael Smith * | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - |
| Cherokee Parks * | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Calvin Booth | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Gerard King | 12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Obinna Ekezie | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter