Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 70.1% | 29.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 69.4% | 30.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 80.8% | 19.2% | -7.9 | ✗ (12.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 70.2% | 29.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls +5 (105-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 42 | 7-16 | 3-6 | 7-10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 20 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 41 | 13-28 | 5-12 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 12 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 32 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 28 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 26 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 25 | 3-9 | 3-5 | 7-7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 21 | 0-5 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 16 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton Hassell * | 40 | 7-8 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 19 | - |
| Jalen Rose * | 33 | 4-17 | 1-7 | 4-4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 4 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 29 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 29 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 25 | 7-11 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Marcus Fizer * | 23 | 10-14 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 16 | - |
| Travis Best * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Fred Hoiberg * | 17 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Dalibor Bagaric * | 13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - |
| Norman Richardson * | 4 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
* = starter