Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 44.0% | 56.0% | +1.3 | ✓ (3.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.2% | 49.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +5 (100-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Chandler * | 40 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 4-8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 17 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 34 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 32 | 6-15 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | -1 | - |
| Kirk Hinrich * | 32 | 6-12 | 4-7 | 4-4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Darius Songaila * | 25 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Chris Duhon * | 24 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 18 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Michael Sweetney * | 11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jannero Pargo * | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Malik Allen * | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul * | 37 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 9-11 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 33 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 34 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 31 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Kirk Snyder * | 30 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | - |
| David West * | 29 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Speedy Claxton * | 25 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 3-6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Aaron Williams * | 20 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 17 | 5-11 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | - |
| Jackson Vroman * | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| JR Smith | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter