Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Orlando Magic | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 35.8% | 64.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.5% | 68.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 32.2% | 67.8% | +4.1 | ✓ (3.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.6% | 55.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Orlando Magic +8 (90-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 42 | 10-28 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 6 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 34 | 5-16 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 29 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 22 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 21 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Dana Barros | 25 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Bruce Bowen | 18 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq | 16 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Dee Brown | 16 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| John Thomas | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Greg Minor | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Outlaw * | 41 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 23 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 40 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 17 | - |
| Rony Seikaly * | 35 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 7-12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Darrell Armstrong * | 30 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Derek Harper * | 28 | 3-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Mark Price | 22 | 5-7 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 3 | - |
| Brian Evans | 17 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Vernon Maxwell | 14 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Gerald Wilkins | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Dan Schayes | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter