Chicago Bulls vs Boston Celtics
The quarters and both box scores, and how the model saw it.
Bulls111
Celtics125FinalTD GardenScoring by quarter
Final| Scoring | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bulls | 25 | 24 | 25 | 37 | 111 |
 Celtics | 44 | 34 | 21 | 26 | 125 |
Box score
FinalChicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | OR | STL | BLK | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb WilsonF | 31 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 7-16 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Norman PowellG | 31 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 7-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jalen SmithF | 27 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Josh GiddeyG | 25 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Matas BuzelisF | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Tre JonesG | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Isaac OkoroF | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Buddy HieldG | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Noa EssengueF | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Tobe AwakaF | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Leonard MillerF | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jordan HawkinsG | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylin SellersG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zach CollinsF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | — | 111 | 51 | 24 | 35-92 | 15-50 | 26-40 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 33 |
Did not play Patrick Williams coach's decision
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | OR | STL | BLK | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton PritchardG | 35 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 9-17 | 3-9 | 9-9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Jayson TatumF | 35 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 9-20 | 2-7 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Paul GeorgeF | 27 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 7-15 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Derrick WhiteG | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Baylor ScheiermanG | 23 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neemias QuetaC | 20 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mitchell RobinsonC | 19 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sam HauserF | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hugo GonzalezG | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jordan WalshG | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Luka GarzaC | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Harper Jr.G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Cenac Jr.F | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | — | 125 | 41 | 28 | 42-82 | 10-32 | 31-40 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 27 |
Did not play Mike Conley coach's decision
Team stats
Final| Bulls | Celtics | |
|---|---|---|
| 35-92 | FG | 42-82 |
| 38.0% | FG% | 51.2% |
| 15-50 | 3PT | 10-32 |
| 30.0% | 3PT% | 31.3% |
| 26-40 | FT | 31-40 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 20 | Off reb | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 33 | Fouls | 27 |
105.6 possessions each, estimated off the box the standard way. Bulls on 1 day, Celtics on 2 days.
What the model says
Friday, October 30ProjectedBulls 107.2 · Celtics 122.8
Our lineCeltics −15.6
Total230.0
Win probCeltics 93% · Bulls 7%
These are projections, not picks. We publish our number next to the market's and grade it in the open — on game markets the book has beaten us in every sport we've measured, and we say so rather than dressing a projection up as an edge.