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 | ✓ (1.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.0% | 60.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Orlando Magic +7 (108-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 41 | 9-16 | 3-6 | 3-3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 20 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 40 | 4-15 | 1-4 | 8-14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 28 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | -2 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 28 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 25 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 21 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 18 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Eric Williams | 28 | 7-10 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Tony Battie | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 1 | 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 * | 45 | 15-24 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 31 | - |
| Troy Hudson * | 41 | 2-10 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | - |
| Bo Outlaw * | 33 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 23 | - |
| John Amaechi * | 26 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Pat Garrity * | 25 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Mike Miller * | 25 | 4-11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Monty Williams * | 19 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Cory Alexander * | 6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Michael Doleac | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter