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 | ✓ (3.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 61.1% | 38.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -10 (87-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan * | 39 | 11-21 | 1-3 | 6-8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 18 | - |
| Dennis Rodman * | 39 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 23 | - |
| Toni Kukoc * | 35 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 30 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Rusty LaRue * | 24 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 23 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Jud Buechler * | 15 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Jason Caffey * | 12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Bill Wennington * | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Scott Burrell | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 40 | 8-24 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 5 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 33 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 30 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 26 | 1-9 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 26 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Tyus Edney * | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 15 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Pervis Ellison * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Dee Brown * | 9 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Chauncey Billups | 14 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Greg Minor | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter