Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 34.2% | 65.8% | +3.6 | ✓ (2.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.0% | 55.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls +1 (92-91). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Crawford * | 45 | 11-24 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 8 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 34 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 31 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 24 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 23 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 21 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Jermaine Jackson * | 21 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 20 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Michael Sweetney * | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 8 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Duhon * | 45 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Antonio Davis * | 38 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Kirk Hinrich * | 35 | 13-21 | 6-9 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 20 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 29 | 2-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 25 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 25 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 21 | 6-15 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Jannero Pargo | 9 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Adrian Griffin | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski | 5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Lawrence Funderburke | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter