Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 43.7% | 56.3% | +1.4 | ✗ (18.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.0% | 51.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Knicks -17 (83-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Hinrich * | 38 | 4-11 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 17 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 36 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 34 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 30 | 11-15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 15 | - |
| Chris Duhon * | 25 | 3-9 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 21 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | - |
| Joakim Noah * | 17 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 16 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Aaron Gray * | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Thabo Sefolosha | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Adrian Griffin | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Robinson * | 39 | 7-17 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 11 | - |
| Zach Randolph * | 38 | 8-23 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 36 | 5-16 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 2 | - |
| David Lee * | 35 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Fred Jones * | 23 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 21 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Mardy Collins * | 17 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Jared Jeffries * | 16 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Renaldo Balkman * | 11 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -6 | - |
* = starter