Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 62.8% | 37.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 49.3% | 50.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 53.0% | 47.0% | -0.7 | ✗ (16.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.1% | 47.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls +16 (97-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen * | 38 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 31 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 31 | 6-13 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 4 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 30 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Glen Davis * | 28 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Jeff Green * | 21 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Delonte West * | 18 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Nenad Krstic * | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Troy Murphy | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Rose * | 39 | 9-16 | 2-5 | 10-10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 26 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 36 | 9-18 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 14 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 35 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Kyle Korver * | 23 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Joakim Noah * | 23 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Ronnie Brewer * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Keith Bogans * | 17 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Taj Gibson * | 13 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| C.J. Watson * | 8 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Omer Asik * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Rasual Butler | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
* = starter