Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 43.7% | 56.3% | +1.4 | ✗ (3.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.0% | 51.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Knicks -2 (86-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Hinrich * | 45 | 6-17 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 39 | 5-16 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | -1 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 38 | 8-15 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 26 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 24 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 21 | - |
| Chris Duhon * | 19 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 19 | 7-14 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 3 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski | 13 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 40 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 20 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 38 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 28 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 27 | 4-14 | 0-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 26 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 25 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | - |
| Michael Sweetney * | 25 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 17 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Jamison Brewer * | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Tim Thomas | 4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter