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 | ✓ (4.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.5% | 61.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Atlanta Hawks +12 (106-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 42 | 8-17 | 1-4 | 6-8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 20 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 33 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 33 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 33 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 28 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 5 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 27 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 20 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Marlon Garnett * | 14 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Eric Riley | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Smith * | 34 | 9-17 | 2-4 | 6-6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 16 | - |
| Grant Long * | 33 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Chris Crawford * | 33 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Mookie Blaylock * | 31 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 28 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 15 | - |
| Mark West * | 19 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Tyrone Corbin * | 18 | 5-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Anthony Johnson | 21 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Ed Gray | 10 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Roshown McLeod | 5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Jeff Sheppard | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
* = starter