Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 11.2% | 88.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 12.6% | 87.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 7.5% | 92.5% | +13.9 | ✓ (13.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 25.1% | 74.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +27 (110-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mercer * | 35 | 4-15 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 32 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Elton Brand * | 27 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 6 | - |
| Michael Ruffin * | 25 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Khalid El-Amin * | 24 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Marcus Fizer * | 24 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Corey Benjamin * | 15 | 6-13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 12 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | - |
| Dragan Tarlac * | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| A.J. Guyton * | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Fred Hoiberg | 15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Jake Voskuhl | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 35 | 10-15 | 1-3 | 7-8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 26 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 30 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 28 | 7-10 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 15 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 24 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 24 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 23 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 22 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 21 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Matt Bullard | 15 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Carlos Rogers | 10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Dan Langhi | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
* = starter