Model Predictions
| Model | Atlanta Hawks | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 56.2% | 43.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 63.7% | 36.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 53.2% | 46.8% | -0.7 | ✓ (6.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.5% | 44.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -7 (70-77). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Long * | 44 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 43 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 21 | - |
| Mookie Blaylock * | 39 | 5-17 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Chris Crawford * | 29 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Tyrone Corbin * | 25 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 3-5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Anthony Johnson * | 23 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Ed Gray * | 20 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Mark West * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Roshown McLeod | 6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mercer * | 45 | 9-22 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 37 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 33 | 3-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -2 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 32 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 28 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 27 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 15 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Dwayne Schintzius | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter