Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 34.2% | 65.8% | +3.6 | ✓ (1.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.0% | 55.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls +2 (106-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Crawford * | 50 | 6-16 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 13 | - |
| David Lee * | 37 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | - |
| Antonio Davis * | 32 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 27 | 7-13 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 26 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 5 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 25 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Channing Frye * | 18 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 14 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Jerome James * | 8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Gordon * | 45 | 14-28 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 8 | - |
| Kirk Hinrich * | 39 | 8-15 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 20 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 37 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 3-6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Darius Songaila * | 32 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 30 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Michael Sweetney * | 20 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 20 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Chris Duhon * | 20 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 18 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | - |
* = starter