Model Predictions
| Model | Washington Wizards | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 24.7% | 75.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 55.7% | 44.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 32.8% | 67.2% | +3.9 | ✓ (17.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.5% | 53.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +21 (108-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Thorpe * | 35 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 35 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 3 | - |
| Mitch Richmond * | 31 | 7-14 | 2-6 | 3-6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 9 | - |
| Rod Strickland * | 30 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Calbert Cheaney * | 23 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Terry Davis * | 21 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Tim Legler * | 18 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 17 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Randell Jackson * | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Chris Whitney | 13 | 0-6 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| John Coker | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mercer * | 36 | 8-22 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 33 | 5-16 | 1-4 | 4-7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 29 | 9-13 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 20 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 26 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 26 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 24 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 21 | 6-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Marlon Garnett | 6 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Eric Riley | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Dwayne Schintzius | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter