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 | ✓ (23.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.9% | 64.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +32 (104-72). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubert Davis * | 30 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Courtney Alexander * | 30 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -5 | - |
| Michael Smith * | 28 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 18 | - |
| Mitch Richmond * | 26 | 1-13 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 23 | 5-15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | - |
| Christian Laettner * | 21 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Popeye Jones * | 20 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Mike Smith * | 18 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | - |
| Jahidi White * | 16 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - |
| David Vanterpool * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Laron Profit | 8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 37 | 10-24 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 15 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 36 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 7-10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 34 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 33 | 4-7 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 24 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 19 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 19 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 17 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 14 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Chris Carr | 10 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Chris Herren | 6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Adrian Griffin | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter