Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Atlanta Hawks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 28.1% | 71.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 24.3% | 75.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 20.1% | 79.9% | +7.6 | ✓ (6.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.5% | 61.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Atlanta Hawks +14 (99-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 33 | 8-20 | 0-3 | 3-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 1 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 32 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 31 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 31 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 30 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 20 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 17 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Eric Riley * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Popeye Jones * | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mookie Blaylock * | 35 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 20 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 34 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 19 | - |
| Steven Smith * | 33 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Alan Henderson * | 30 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 2-7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | - |
| LaPhonso Ellis * | 29 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 3 | - |
| Tyrone Corbin * | 21 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Grant Long * | 20 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Anthony Johnson * | 12 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Chris Crawford * | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Mark West | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Ed Gray | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter