Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 34.2% | 65.8% | +3.6 | ✓ (1.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.0% | 55.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls +2 (86-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 45 | 9-24 | 1-6 | 6-6 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 19 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 42 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 37 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 20 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 30 | 3-11 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 21 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 21 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Michael Sweetney * | 19 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 16 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Hinrich * | 40 | 6-15 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 33 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 6 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 30 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 22 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 22 | 5-14 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 2 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 22 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Chris Duhon * | 19 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Antonio Davis * | 19 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 10 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Adrian Griffin | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Jannero Pargo | 3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter