Model Predictions
| Model | Washington Wizards | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 25.2% | 74.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 51.1% | 48.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 24.8% | 75.2% | +6.1 | ✗ (7.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.9% | 59.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -1 (98-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Laettner * | 49 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 47 | 9-20 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 12 | - |
| Michael Jordan * | 46 | 10-22 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 23 | - |
| Tyronn Lue * | 41 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Bobby Simmons * | 34 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 27 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Juan Dixon * | 11 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Jahidi White * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 50 | 10-22 | 5-9 | 11-12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 29 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 49 | 3-16 | 0-5 | 1-4 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 35 | 8-15 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 33 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 29 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 26 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| J.R. Bremer * | 19 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -5 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 17 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Kedrick Brown | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter