Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 61.3% | 38.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 55.9% | 44.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 69.6% | 30.4% | -4.6 | ✗ (26.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.4% | 51.6% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 49.2% | 50.8% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 52.7% | 47.3% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 52.7% | 47.3% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 47.4% | 52.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls +22 (121-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum * | 38 | 3-15 | 0-7 | 3-4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Evan Fournier * | 36 | 7-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | - | - | |
| Kemba Walker * | 35 | 10-22 | 6-13 | 7-8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 33 | - | - | |
| Marcus Smart * | 32 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Tristan Thompson * | 26 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - | - | |
| Aaron Nesmith | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Grant Williams | 12 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Payton Pritchard | 11 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Luke Kornet | 10 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Jabari Parker | 9 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Tacko Fall | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Carsen Edwards | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Romeo Langford | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Tremont Waters | 3 | 0-1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coby White * | 33 | 9-16 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 25 | - | - | |
| Nikola Vucevic * | 32 | 7-16 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 18 | - | - | |
| Zach LaVine * | 32 | 10-24 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | - | - | |
| Daniel Theis * | 28 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Patrick Williams * | 26 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Garrett Temple | 28 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Thaddeus Young | 17 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Lauri Markkanen | 14 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Tomas Satoransky | 13 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Javonte Green | 6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Devon Dotson | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Cristiano Felicio | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Denzel Valentine | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Ryan Arcidiacono | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
* = starter