Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 52.9% | 47.1% | -0.6 | ✗ (32.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.1% | 47.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls +32 (118-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Davis * | 38 | 9-22 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 11 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 32 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 27 | 8-15 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 8 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 24 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 22 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Orien Greene * | 19 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine * | 19 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Delonte West * | 13 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 12 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Dan Dickau * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Ryan Gomes | 6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Duhon * | 33 | 7-11 | 6-7 | 2-2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 31 | 5-10 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | - |
| Michael Sweetney * | 28 | 10-13 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 18 | - |
| Kirk Hinrich * | 28 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Darius Songaila * | 26 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 24 | 4-11 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 22 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 19 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Jannero Pargo | 7 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Malik Allen | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter