Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Washington Wizards | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 29.5% | 70.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 23.3% | 76.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 25.2% | 74.8% | +6.0 | ✓ (4.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.1% | 58.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Washington Wizards +2 (110-108). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 42 | 21-36 | 5-5 | 2-7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 21 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 42 | 8-20 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 36 | 1-10 | 1-4 | 11-11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 18 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 35 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Pervis Ellison * | 16 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 12 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Dee Brown * | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| John Thomas | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Roy Rogers | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juwan Howard * | 41 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Chris Webber * | 39 | 13-18 | 1-3 | 3-7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 24 | - |
| Calbert Cheaney * | 39 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Rod Strickland * | 32 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Terry Davis * | 24 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Chris Whitney * | 22 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 9-11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Tracy Murray * | 21 | 6-8 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Ledell Eackles | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Harvey Grant | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Darvin Ham | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Tim Legler | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter