Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Orlando Magic | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 39.4% | 60.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 25.7% | 74.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 21.8% | 78.2% | +7.0 | ✓ (4.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.2% | 58.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Orlando Magic +3 (89-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 42 | 8-17 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 21 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 40 | 7-17 | 0-4 | 11-15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 38 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 23 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 33 | 4-12 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 25 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | - |
| J.R. Bremer * | 22 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 18 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Kedrick Brown * | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Grant Long * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordan Giricek * | 43 | 4-12 | 3-8 | 5-6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 38 | 12-30 | 4-11 | 9-10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 19 | - |
| Pat Garrity * | 31 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 24 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Darrell Armstrong * | 23 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Steven Hunter * | 19 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Jeryl Sasser * | 16 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Pat Burke * | 15 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Shawn Kemp | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter