Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 35.1% | 64.9% | +3.4 | ✓ (4.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.4% | 55.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls +8 (92-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 44 | 9-21 | 3-11 | 7-9 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 18 | - |
| Caron Butler * | 40 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 35 | 7-11 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 9 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 35 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 32 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 16 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Tierre Brown * | 13 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Jumaine Jones * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Vlade Divac * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kareem Rush | 4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Hinrich * | 37 | 6-18 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 34 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 30 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 32 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 32 | 7-16 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | - |
| Antonio Davis * | 30 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 29 | 6-13 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Chris Duhon * | 24 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 16 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Frank Williams | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter