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 | ✓ (25.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.5% | 53.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +29 (113-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Richmond * | 35 | 7-18 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | - |
| Rod Strickland * | 35 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 33 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Otis Thorpe * | 32 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Chris Whitney * | 21 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Tim Legler * | 20 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Calbert Cheaney * | 16 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
| John Coker * | 11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Randell Jackson | 16 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -2 | - |
| Jeff McInnis | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Jahidi White | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 36 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 35 | 8-17 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 2 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 34 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 26 | 7-8 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 24 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 24 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 23 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 22 | 6-10 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Marlon Garnett * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Eric Riley | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Dwayne Schintzius | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter