Model Predictions
| Model | Atlanta Hawks | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 21.4% | 78.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 28.3% | 71.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 18.6% | 81.4% | +8.1 | ✓ (0.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.7% | 60.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +8 (89-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacque Vaughn * | 48 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 40 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Shareef Abdur-Rahim * | 38 | 6-20 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 6 | - |
| DerMarr Johnson * | 27 | 2-13 | 2-8 | 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | - |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 20 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | - |
| Leon Smith * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Toni Kukoc * | 17 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Mark Strickland * | 16 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Hanno Mottola * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Cal Bowdler | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Rogers * | 40 | 10-19 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 32 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 28 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 26 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 20 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 18 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 18 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 17 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 17 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 11 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Kedrick Brown | 8 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
* = starter