Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 26.4% | 73.6% | +5.6 | ✓ (12.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.9% | 58.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +18 (126-108). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luol Deng * | 38 | 8-15 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 33 | 5-10 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Joakim Noah * | 26 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 24 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | -3 | - |
| Aaron Gray * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Derrick Rose * | 22 | 5-10 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Thabo Sefolosha * | 22 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 20 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | - |
| Cedric Simmons * | 12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter | 11 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen * | 33 | 10-18 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 16 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 30 | 12-15 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 19 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 29 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 24 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 28 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 18 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 25 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 20 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Eddie House * | 18 | 3-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Leon Powe * | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Glen Davis * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Gabe Pruitt * | 13 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine * | 9 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Patrick O'Bryant | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter