Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 26.4% | 73.6% | +5.6 | ✓ (3.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.9% | 58.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +9 (92-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Hinrich * | 38 | 4-17 | 1-7 | 3-3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Chris Duhon * | 35 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 16 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 34 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 19 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 30 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 23 | 3-11 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Antonio Davis * | 18 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 17 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 15 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski | 12 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 39 | 10-26 | 0-5 | 8-9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 21 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 36 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 29 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 23 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 24 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 23 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 22 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 22 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter