Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 62.7% | 37.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 52.9% | 47.1% | -0.6 | ✓ (25.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.1% | 47.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls -26 (80-106). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajon Rondo * | 38 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 23 | - |
| Ray Allen * | 29 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 26 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 16 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 24 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 22 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Shelden Williams * | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 21 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Eddie House * | 20 | 5-15 | 3-10 | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine * | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| J.R. Giddens | 4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Lester Hudson | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Rose * | 35 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | - |
| Taj Gibson * | 33 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 18 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 32 | 5-16 | 0-1 | 7-12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | - |
| Joakim Noah * | 32 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | - |
| John Salmons * | 28 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | - |
| Brad Miller * | 23 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Kirk Hinrich * | 20 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | - |
| James Johnson * | 15 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Jannero Pargo | 8 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Aaron Gray | 6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter