Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 58.0% | 42.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 70.5% | 29.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 67.2% | 32.8% | -3.9 | ✓ (1.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 62.1% | 37.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls -2 (104-106). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 40 | 7-22 | 5-12 | 4-9 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 25 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 33 | 7-14 | 3-6 | 7-9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 15 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 32 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 31 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 7-9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 26 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 23 | 1-10 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 23 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 17 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 8 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mercer * | 46 | 8-19 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Elton Brand * | 37 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 24 | - |
| Marcus Fizer * | 32 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 27 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 24 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Fred Hoiberg * | 23 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 | - |
| Brad Miller * | 23 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | - |
| A.J. Guyton * | 20 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Jake Voskuhl | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Steve Goodrich | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Corey Benjamin | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter