Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Orlando Magic | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 35.8% | 64.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 26.2% | 73.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 25.9% | 74.1% | +5.8 | ✓ (2.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.0% | 60.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Orlando Magic +3 (101-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 42 | 10-19 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 23 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 41 | 4-10 | 3-5 | 12-15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 15 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 39 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 35 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 26 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 22 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 17 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Doug Overton * | 8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Adrian Griffin | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Chris Carr | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 44 | 14-28 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10 | - |
| Bo Outlaw * | 36 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | - |
| Darrell Armstrong * | 36 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | - |
| John Amaechi * | 33 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Michael Doleac * | 30 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Pat Garrity * | 19 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Monty Williams * | 13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Troy Hudson * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Mike Miller * | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter