Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Orlando Magic | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 29.0% | 71.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 15.0% | 85.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 20.5% | 79.5% | +7.5 | ✓ (0.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.2% | 60.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Orlando Magic +7 (106-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mercer * | 41 | 13-25 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 18 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 32 | 5-13 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 32 | 9-18 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 18 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 32 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 27 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 27 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 26 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 17 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Marlon Garnett | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Harpring * | 45 | 5-14 | 0-2 | 8-9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 42 | 9-14 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 23 | - |
| Darrell Armstrong * | 35 | 8-12 | 4-7 | 8-8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 17 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 30 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | - |
| Derek Strong * | 25 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Michael Doleac * | 21 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Ike Austin * | 18 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | - |
| B.J. Armstrong * | 13 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Miles Simon * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dominique Wilkins | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter