Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 45.8% | 54.2% | +0.9 | ✗ (8.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.6% | 51.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls -8 (94-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 39 | 14-28 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 15 | - |
| Marquis Daniels * | 38 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 21 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 36 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 19 | - |
| Devin Harris * | 36 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Erick Dampier * | 28 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Keith Van Horn * | 20 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 19 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | - |
| Jason Terry * | 17 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Darrell Armstrong * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Gordon * | 42 | 8-19 | 4-9 | 6-7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 8 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 38 | 10-15 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | - |
| Chris Duhon * | 31 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Darius Songaila * | 30 | 6-10 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 28 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Michael Sweetney * | 22 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 16 | 4-6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 15 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Kirk Hinrich * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Eddie Basden | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter