Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 40.5% | 59.5% | +2.1 | ✗ (6.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.7% | 51.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -4 (83-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Hinrich * | 37 | 6-15 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 33 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 31 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 31 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 28 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Chris Duhon * | 28 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 27 | 7-18 | 2-6 | 5-6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski | 4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Jared Reiner | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latrell Sprewell * | 44 | 11-25 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 10 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 34 | 11-22 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 22 | - |
| Troy Hudson * | 34 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Trenton Hassell * | 29 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 26 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Anthony Carter * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Ervin Johnson * | 21 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Eddie Griffin * | 15 | 0-8 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Fred Hoiberg * | 15 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
* = starter