Model Predictions
| Model | Atlanta Hawks | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 31.6% | 68.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 26.2% | 73.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 22.7% | 77.3% | +6.7 | ✓ (5.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.2% | 59.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +1 (83-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Terry * | 42 | 3-13 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | -4 | - |
| Lorenzen Wright * | 36 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 35 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 26 | - |
| Dion Glover * | 30 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Chris Crawford * | 30 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Alan Henderson * | 19 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Roshown McLeod * | 16 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 16 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Sean Colson * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Hanno Mottola * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| DerMarr Johnson * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 48 | 3-19 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 44 | 7-19 | 1-3 | 8-11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 18 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 37 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 30 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 26 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 25 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 16 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -5 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 11 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter