Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 58.1% | 41.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 50.7% | 49.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 64.8% | 35.2% | -3.4 | ✓ (25.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 66.6% | 33.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls -29 (71-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Battie * | 35 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 27 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 29 | 6-11 | 3-4 | 3-6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 28 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 2 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 26 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 25 | 4-13 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 24 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 22 | 5-8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 20 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Marlon Garnett * | 18 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Eric Riley | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Dwayne Schintzius | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Bryant * | 30 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 29 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Dickey Simpkins * | 29 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Kornel David * | 28 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 10 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 27 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 22 | 1-10 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Corey Benjamin * | 22 | 1-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | - |
| Cory Carr * | 16 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Keith Booth * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Bill Wennington * | 10 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Rusty LaRue | 10 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter