Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 52.9% | 47.1% | -0.6 | ✗ (11.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.1% | 47.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls +11 (102-91). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 32 | 8-19 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 30 | 5-16 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | -4 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 28 | 5-11 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 3 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 22 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 21 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 21 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 17 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 17 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 13 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luol Deng * | 39 | 7-15 | 0-2 | 5-8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 18 | - |
| Kirk Hinrich * | 38 | 9-18 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 30 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 27 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Chris Duhon * | 26 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 24 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 16 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 16 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski | 16 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
* = starter