Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 50.9% | 49.1% | -0.2 | ✓ (17.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.4% | 49.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls -18 (98-116). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Battier * | 31 | 5-9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 30 | 8-18 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 30 | 5-11 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 27 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 26 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 23 | 8-11 | 1-1 | 3-6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 23 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | - |
| Luther Head * | 19 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 17 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Mike James | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kirk Snyder | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Hinrich * | 37 | 10-19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 12 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 36 | 7-17 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 4 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 35 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 16 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 28 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 27 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - |
| Chris Duhon * | 21 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Joakim Noah * | 13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Aaron Gray * | 12 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 10 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Tyrus Thomas * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Thabo Sefolosha | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Adrian Griffin | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
* = starter