Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Atlanta Hawks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 55.1% | 44.9% | -1.1 | ✗ (6.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.1% | 46.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Atlanta Hawks +5 (93-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 41 | 4-16 | 0-7 | 7-7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 5 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 38 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Mike James * | 36 | 5-14 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 31 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 17 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 30 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 22 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 16 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Chris Mihm | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Marcus Banks | 10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Jumaine Jones | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Jackson * | 39 | 6-14 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Shareef Abdur-Rahim * | 38 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 9-12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 15 | - |
| Jason Terry * | 37 | 6-18 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Dion Glover * | 33 | 6-8 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 18 | - |
| Theo Ratliff * | 26 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Boris Diaw * | 22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 18 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Lee Nailon * | 11 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | - |
* = starter