Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 20.2% | 79.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 10.2% | 89.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 8.2% | 91.8% | +13.3 | ✓ (7.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 24.5% | 75.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +21 (101-80). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mercer * | 41 | 8-23 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 38 | 5-18 | 2-4 | 4-7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 6 | - |
| Brad Miller * | 36 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 24 | - |
| Fred Hoiberg * | 34 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Marcus Fizer * | 31 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 19 | 2-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -5 | - |
| Dragan Tarlac * | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Corey Benjamin * | 9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| A.J. Guyton | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dalibor Bagaric | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latrell Sprewell * | 42 | 9-16 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 16 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 39 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 23 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 37 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | -1 | - |
| Mark Jackson * | 27 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 26 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 26 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 17 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 24 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Lavor Postell | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Travis Knight | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Felton Spencer | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
* = starter