Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 28.7% | 71.3% | +5.0 | ✓ (11.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.1% | 55.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +16 (115-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy Curry * | 31 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 9 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 28 | 6-18 | 4-6 | 4-4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Kirk Hinrich * | 27 | 3-10 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Rick Brunson * | 24 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Antonio Davis * | 23 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Marcus Fizer * | 21 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Ronald Dupree * | 15 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Scottie Pippen * | 10 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Eddie Robinson | 23 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Chris Jefferies | 5 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony * | 39 | 7-16 | 1-2 | 6-8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 38 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 36 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 25 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 32 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 28 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Rodney White * | 26 | 8-15 | 1-3 | 7-9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 15 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 19 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - |
| Francisco Elson | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Mark Pope | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter