Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 7.8% | 92.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 7.6% | 92.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 9.1% | 90.9% | +12.6 | ✓ (4.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 27.1% | 72.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +17 (97-80). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mercer * | 38 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5 | - |
| Marcus Fizer * | 38 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 32 | 6-12 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 8 | - |
| Bryce Drew * | 25 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 23 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Fred Hoiberg * | 21 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Brad Miller * | 18 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Dalibor Bagaric * | 15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Corey Benjamin * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Dragan Tarlac * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Khalid El-Amin | 6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gugliotta * | 31 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 29 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 22 | - |
| Jake Tsakalidis * | 28 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 26 | 6-12 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 25 | 4-15 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 22 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 21 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Elliot Perry * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 16 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Vinny Del Negro | 15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Daniel Santiago | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
* = starter