Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 62.8% | 37.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 58.9% | 41.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 74.6% | 25.4% | -5.9 | ✓ (17.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.2% | 45.8% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 72.6% | 27.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 69.0% | 31.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 69.1% | 30.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 58.5% | 41.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls -23 (94-117). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown * | 34 | 10-21 | 2-4 | 3-6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 25 | - | - | |
| Jayson Tatum * | 30 | 5-18 | 1-8 | 5-7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | - | - | |
| Daniel Theis * | 30 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Al Horford * | 29 | 7-7 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | - | - | |
| Marcus Smart * | 25 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Grant Williams | 25 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | - | |
| Derrick White | 23 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Payton Pritchard | 17 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Luke Kornet | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| Aaron Nesmith | 5 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Sam Hauser | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Brodric Thomas | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Malik Fitts | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMar DeRozan * | 32 | 6-16 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Zach LaVine * | 27 | 2-9 | 0-5 | 3-3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Nikola Vucevic * | 25 | 5-13 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Patrick Williams * | 25 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Ayo Dosunmu * | 22 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Coby White | 25 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | 23 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Tristan Thompson | 21 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Javonte Green | 21 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | - | - | |
| Tony Bradley | 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Troy Brown Jr. | 5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Malcolm Hill | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter