Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 52.9% | 47.1% | -0.6 | ✓ (10.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.1% | 47.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls -11 (77-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 41 | 9-23 | 3-8 | 12-16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 14 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 35 | 3-13 | 2-10 | 3-7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Mike James * | 31 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 31 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 30 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 23 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 16 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Hinrich * | 43 | 2-9 | 0-5 | 4-5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 41 | 6-17 | 1-8 | 3-4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Antonio Davis * | 29 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Kendall Gill * | 27 | 3-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 25 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 | - |
| Eddie Robinson * | 24 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 17 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Marcus Fizer * | 12 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Rick Brunson | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Chris Jefferies | 4 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | - |
| Linton Johnson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter