Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 52.9% | 47.1% | -0.6 | ✓ (3.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.1% | 47.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls -4 (97-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 43 | 2-12 | 1-2 | 13-17 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 21 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 39 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 34 | 7-16 | 1-3 | 9-9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 11 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 34 | 8-15 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 14 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 33 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 15 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -3 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 10 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy Curry * | 33 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 2 | - |
| Kirk Hinrich * | 32 | 2-10 | 1-4 | 4-6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 30 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 29 | 11-21 | 5-9 | 4-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 14 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 27 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Antonio Davis * | 26 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 18 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Chris Duhon * | 19 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski | 9 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Jannero Pargo | 8 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Adrian Griffin | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter