Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 80.0% | 20.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 79.5% | 20.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 81.7% | 18.3% | -8.2 | ✓ (8.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 68.9% | 31.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls -17 (78-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 39 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 6-8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 15 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 33 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 30 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 16 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 30 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 22 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 20 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 20 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Walt Williams | 17 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Carlos Rogers | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Dan Langhi | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sean Colson | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Hoiberg * | 36 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 34 | 6-14 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Elton Brand * | 32 | 10-22 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | - |
| Bryce Drew * | 32 | 3-10 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Brad Miller * | 29 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 16 | - |
| Corey Benjamin * | 20 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | -4 | - |
| Dalibor Bagaric * | 16 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Marcus Fizer * | 13 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| A.J. Guyton | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Dragan Tarlac | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter