Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 28.7% | 71.3% | +5.0 | ✓ (16.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.1% | 55.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +21 (112-91). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Gordon * | 30 | 2-14 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -5 | - |
| Thomas Gardner * | 26 | 6-16 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | -3 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 25 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 21 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Joakim Noah * | 21 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 17 | - |
| Thabo Sefolosha * | 21 | 3-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Kirk Hinrich * | 20 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 5 | - |
| Chris Duhon * | 17 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Aaron Gray * | 16 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Tyrus Thomas * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Iverson * | 34 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 10-10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 14 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 30 | 8-20 | 0-3 | 10-13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 10 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 30 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 35 | - |
| Linas Kleiza * | 26 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 23 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 14 | - |
| JR Smith * | 20 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Yakhouba Diawara * | 18 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Bobby Jones * | 18 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 17 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Mike Wilks | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Von Wafer | 5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter