Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 28.7% | 71.3% | +5.0 | ✓ (13.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.1% | 55.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +18 (99-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Hinrich * | 34 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 31 | 8-11 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 21 | - |
| Antonio Davis * | 31 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 28 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 23 | 3-13 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -3 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 21 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Chris Duhon * | 17 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 15 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jannero Pargo | 6 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenyon Martin * | 36 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 23 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 34 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 30 | 8-15 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 9 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 29 | 10-15 | 2-3 | 10-10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 26 | - |
| Francisco Elson * | 28 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 23 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 18 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| DerMarr Johnson * | 12 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Rodney White | 5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter