Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 50.9% | 49.1% | -0.2 | ✓ (29.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.4% | 49.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls -30 (89-119). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike James * | 35 | 11-15 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 20 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 31 | 12-21 | 1-2 | 7-8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 22 | - |
| David Wesley * | 30 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 30 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 23 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 20 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 18 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 11 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Scott Padgett | 11 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Vin Baker | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Duhon * | 30 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 29 | 7-18 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 3 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 25 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Kirk Hinrich * | 23 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 22 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 9-14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 21 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 20 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Antonio Davis * | 18 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jannero Pargo | 20 | 1-11 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -2 | - |
| Adrian Griffin | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
* = starter