Model Predictions
| Model | Charlotte Hornets | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 27.2% | 72.8% | +5.4 | ✓ (2.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.1% | 58.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls +8 (101-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Hart * | 42 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 20 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 36 | 9-19 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 36 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Primoz Brezec * | 33 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Gerald Wallace * | 31 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Jamal Sampson * | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Jason Kapono * | 13 | 3-9 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Keith Bogans * | 12 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Melvin Ely * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Bernard Robinson * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Steven Smith | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Hinrich * | 26 | 2-11 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 26 | 6-9 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 26 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 25 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | - |
| Chris Duhon * | 24 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 24 | 7-8 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 22 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Antonio Davis * | 22 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 18 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Jannero Pargo * | 13 | 7-10 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 7 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Adrian Griffin | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
* = starter