Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Washington Wizards | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 63.1% | 36.9% | -2.9 | ✓ (6.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.2% | 43.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Washington Wizards -9 (102-111). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 44 | 13-28 | 3-9 | 8-9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 27 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 37 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 31 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 30 | 4-11 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 28 | 8-13 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 21 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 20 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Brandon Hunter * | 16 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Arenas * | 47 | 12-20 | 1-6 | 3-5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 20 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 41 | 8-22 | 0-5 | 3-3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 2 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 36 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 19 | - |
| Juan Dixon * | 32 | 5-15 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | - |
| Etan Thomas * | 32 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 21 | - |
| Brendan Haywood * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Jared Jeffries * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Christian Laettner * | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Mitchell Butler * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter