Model Predictions
| Model | Washington Wizards | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 19.1% | 80.9% | +7.9 | ✓ (3.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.8% | 62.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +11 (100-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarvis Hayes * | 40 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 30 | 6-11 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Juan Dixon * | 30 | 4-13 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | - |
| Christian Laettner * | 25 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 23 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 25 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 3-5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Jared Jeffries * | 19 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -1 | - |
| Etan Thomas * | 18 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -2 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 18 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 18 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Brendan Haywood * | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Mitchell Butler * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 39 | 8-23 | 3-5 | 5-6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 8 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 38 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 18 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 34 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 32 | 3-10 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Mike James * | 32 | 6-9 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 26 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 9-12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 16 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Michael Stewart * | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Brandon Hunter * | 7 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Jumaine Jones | 6 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter