Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 17.1% | 82.9% | +6.2 | ✓ (7.8 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 14.9% | 85.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 1.5% | 98.5% | +23.0 | ✓ (9.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 16.3% | 83.7% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 1.0% | 99.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 4.8% | 95.2% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 4.7% | 95.3% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 12.6% | 87.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +14 (125-111). Ratings: 2026-27 ratings to date (they include this game).
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Wilson * | 31 | 7-16 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 18 | - |
| Norman Powell * | 30 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 7-8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Jalen Smith * | 27 | 2-8 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | - |
| Josh Giddey * | 24 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Matas Buzelis * | 19 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Tre Jones | 19 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Isaac Okoro | 18 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Buddy Hield | 17 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Noa Essengue | 16 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Tobe Awaka | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Leonard Miller | 10 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Jordan Hawkins | 5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Jaylin Sellers | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Zach Collins | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum * | 34 | 9-20 | 2-7 | 6-8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 16 | - |
| Paul George * | 26 | 7-15 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 18 | - |
| Derrick White * | 25 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Mitchell Robinson * | 18 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Jordan Walsh * | 10 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Payton Pritchard | 34 | 9-17 | 3-9 | 9-9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 18 | - |
| Baylor Scheierman | 23 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Neemias Queta | 19 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Sam Hauser | 18 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Hugo González | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Luka Garza | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Ron Harper Jr. | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Chris Cenac Jr. | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
* = starter