Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Atlanta Hawks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 52.1% | 47.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 61.2% | 38.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 55.1% | 44.9% | -1.1 | ✗ (12.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.8% | 46.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Atlanta Hawks +11 (92-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 47 | 11-21 | 1-4 | 7-10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 15 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 43 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 39 | 4-17 | 1-8 | 4-4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 34 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 21 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 10 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 8 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Terry * | 45 | 12-16 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 25 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 42 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Lorenzen Wright * | 39 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 36 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 22 | - |
| Roshown McLeod * | 33 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 11 | - |
| Hanno Mottola * | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Dion Glover * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Cal Bowdler * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| DerMarr Johnson | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter