Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Washington Wizards | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 60.4% | 39.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 30.9% | 69.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 36.9% | 63.1% | +2.9 | ✓ (8.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.5% | 52.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Washington Wizards +11 (86-75). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mercer * | 37 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 6 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 34 | 2-12 | 1-4 | 3-6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 30 | 6-15 | 2-6 | 10-14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 27 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 27 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 26 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 24 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 23 | 2-12 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -3 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 20 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Popeye Jones * | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Eric Riley | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juwan Howard * | 38 | 4-15 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Rod Strickland * | 37 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 24 | - |
| Mitch Richmond * | 36 | 10-17 | 0-4 | 5-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | - |
| Calbert Cheaney * | 34 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 24 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | - |
| Tracy Murray * | 19 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | - |
| Otis Thorpe * | 15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Terry Davis * | 13 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Randell Jackson * | 7 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Chris Whitney * | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Jeff McInnis | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Jahidi White | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter