Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Washington Wizards | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 75.3% | 24.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 53.9% | 46.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 61.7% | 38.3% | -2.6 | ✓ (0.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 58.1% | 41.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Washington Wizards -2 (100-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 44 | 10-24 | 2-8 | 6-8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 23 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 36 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 29 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 3-6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 25 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 23 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Chris Herren * | 22 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Eric Williams | 25 | 7-9 | 1-3 | 5-7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laron Profit * | 46 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 17 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 45 | 14-25 | 1-3 | 9-9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 18 | - |
| Courtney Alexander * | 40 | 8-19 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | - |
| Christian Laettner * | 32 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Jahidi White * | 29 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 6-13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Michael Smith * | 19 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Popeye Jones * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | - |
| David Vanterpool * | 12 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter