Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Washington Wizards | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 63.1% | 36.9% | -2.9 | ✓ (5.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.2% | 43.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Washington Wizards -8 (108-116). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 40 | 7-16 | 2-4 | 9-10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 18 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 38 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 36 | 8-13 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 16 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 34 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 30 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Delonte West * | 19 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 19 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Arenas * | 48 | 9-21 | 4-10 | 21-25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 34 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 39 | 3-16 | 0-6 | 3-6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Antawn Jamison * | 37 | 9-18 | 4-5 | 8-8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 23 | - |
| Etan Thomas * | 29 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 24 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Jared Jeffries * | 20 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Michael Ruffin * | 19 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Juan Dixon * | 16 | 0-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Laron Profit | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Damone Brown | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter