Model Predictions
| Model | Washington Wizards | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 24.9% | 75.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 55.8% | 44.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 25.7% | 74.3% | +5.8 | ✗ (7.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.7% | 55.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -2 (102-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Williams * | 42 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 21 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 42 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Mitch Richmond * | 36 | 10-20 | 3-6 | 7-7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 11 | - |
| Chris Whitney * | 30 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Don Reid * | 29 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 26 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | - |
| Tracy Murray * | 14 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Jahidi White * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Gerard King * | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Calvin Booth * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 37 | 8-19 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 20 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 34 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 8-8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 31 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 25 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 22 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 21 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 18 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 16 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Calbert Cheaney * | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Doug Overton | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter