Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Atlanta Hawks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 55.1% | 44.9% | -1.1 | ✓ (14.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.1% | 46.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Atlanta Hawks -16 (100-116). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Davis * | 37 | 14-17 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 24 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 34 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 30 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 29 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 28 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 23 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 21 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 16 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 15 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 14 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Justin Reed | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Delonte West | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Childress * | 40 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 11-14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 21 | - |
| Josh Smith * | 38 | 7-17 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Al Harrington * | 33 | 4-15 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 30 | 7-17 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Obinna Ekezie * | 28 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 24 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Royal Ivey * | 24 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Boris Diaw * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Jason Collier * | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Donta Smith | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Predrag Drobnjak | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
* = starter