Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 42.7% | 57.3% | +1.6 | ✓ (7.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.6% | 50.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +9 (102-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Hinrich * | 41 | 9-15 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 22 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 39 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 35 | 5-15 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | - |
| Antonio Davis * | 34 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 30 | 10-16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 15 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 16 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 13 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Chris Duhon * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 45 | 10-22 | 1-2 | 8-17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 17 | - |
| Caron Butler * | 42 | 7-20 | 3-8 | 4-4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 39 | 5-12 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 37 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 18 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 34 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 17 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 11 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | - |
| Tierre Brown * | 9 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 9 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter