Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 87.4% | 12.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 78.0% | 22.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 76.5% | 23.5% | -6.5 | ✗ (13.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 61.1% | 38.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +7 (92-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan * | 42 | 7-23 | 0-0 | 16-21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 17 | - |
| Toni Kukoc * | 35 | 6-13 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 27 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | - |
| Jason Caffey * | 26 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Steve Kerr * | 25 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Dennis Rodman * | 24 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 21 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 14 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Scott Burrell * | 11 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Jud Buechler | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Bill Wennington | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Joe Kleine | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 39 | 13-26 | 2-6 | 3-5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 15 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 34 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 31 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 29 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 26 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 20 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Dee Brown * | 19 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 16 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| John Thomas | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Pervis Ellison | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter