Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 43.7% | 56.3% | +1.4 | ✓ (5.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.0% | 51.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +7 (85-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Wallace * | 43 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 | - |
| Kirk Hinrich * | 42 | 5-18 | 0-5 | 1-1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | -1 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 41 | 7-15 | 3-7 | 6-9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 19 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 36 | 4-17 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | -5 | - |
| Chris Duhon * | 17 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Tyrus Thomas * | 16 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Joakim Noah * | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Thabo Sefolosha | 18 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Joe Smith | 15 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Aaron Gray | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Crawford * | 39 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 37 | 6-12 | 2-3 | 5-8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 36 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 11 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 31 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | - |
| Zach Randolph * | 31 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 6-13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 9 | - |
| Renaldo Balkman * | 18 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Jared Jeffries * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - |
| David Lee * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 10 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Fred Jones * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter