Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 11.8% | 88.2% | +9.3 | ✓ (9.7 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 27.7% | 72.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 25.5% | 74.5% | +5.9 | ✓ (13.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.9% | 61.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 35.7% | 64.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 35.7% | 64.3% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 38.8% | 61.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls +19 (88-69). Ratings: 2002-03 season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juwan Howard * | 38 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Vincent Yarbrough * | 34 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Chris Whitney * | 31 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 22 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Donnell Harvey * | 16 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili | 20 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Marcus Camby | 17 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Junior Harrington | 17 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Rodney White | 12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -3 | - |
| Mark Blount | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Chris Andersen | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Rose * | 42 | 10-22 | 1-4 | 6-7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 13 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 36 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 28 | - |
| Jay Williams * | 29 | 4-12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | - |
| Eddie Robinson * | 24 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 15 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Lonny Baxter | 32 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Trenton Hassell | 22 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Jamal Crawford | 17 | 0-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Eddy Curry | 11 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Fred Hoiberg | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Rick Brunson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter