Model Predictions
| Model | LA Clippers | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 53.2% | 46.8% | -0.7 | ✓ (0.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.2% | 48.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls -1 (96-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marko Jaric * | 39 | 6-12 | 3-5 | 4-6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 22 | - |
| Elton Brand * | 38 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Corey Maggette * | 38 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 11-13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 18 | - |
| Chris Wilcox * | 34 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Bobby Simmons * | 33 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Mikki Moore * | 23 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Quinton Ross * | 20 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Shaun Livingston * | 11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Rick Brunson | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy Curry * | 40 | 8-20 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 36 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 24 | - |
| Kirk Hinrich * | 35 | 4-12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 28 | 4-14 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 27 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 24 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 2-6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 20 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Antonio Davis * | 15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Chris Duhon * | 13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Adrian Griffin | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter