Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Washington Wizards | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 59.8% | 40.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 35.0% | 65.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 38.7% | 61.3% | +2.5 | ✗ (6.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.1% | 46.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Washington Wizards -4 (83-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 44 | 8-21 | 3-6 | 5-8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 13 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 42 | 5-19 | 0-4 | 10-10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 8 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 29 | 2-7 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - |
| J.R. Bremer * | 26 | 8-11 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 25 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 24 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 22 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - |
| Grant Long * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kedrick Brown | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan * | 42 | 8-17 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 40 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 8-8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Tyronn Lue * | 37 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Christian Laettner * | 36 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 32 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Bobby Simmons * | 19 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 13 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Brendan Haywood * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Juan Dixon | 12 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
* = starter