Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 26.6% | 73.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 19.1% | 80.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 15.0% | 85.0% | +9.6 | ✓ (5.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 31.9% | 68.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +4 (102-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mercer * | 43 | 14-19 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 16 | - |
| Elton Brand * | 40 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 18 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 34 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Bryce Drew * | 30 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Brad Miller * | 29 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | - |
| Fred Hoiberg * | 24 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 17 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Dragan Tarlac * | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Marcus Fizer * | 7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 44 | 8-20 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 42 | 11-21 | 3-6 | 11-14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 23 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 31 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 24 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 23 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 22 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 21 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 11 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Adrian Griffin | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter