Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 34.2% | 65.8% | +3.6 | ✗ (8.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.0% | 55.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls -5 (100-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Crawford * | 45 | 10-21 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 9 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 40 | 5-12 | 3-6 | 5-6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 36 | 11-14 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 27 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 29 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 | - |
| David Lee * | 27 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Zach Randolph * | 25 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Jared Jeffries * | 19 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 11 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Malik Rose | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Hinrich * | 43 | 7-15 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 37 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 34 | 11-19 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 17 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 33 | 8-16 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | - |
| Chris Duhon * | 27 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Tyrus Thomas * | 20 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 15 | 3-12 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | - |
| Joakim Noah * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Aaron Gray * | 9 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Thabo Sefolosha | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter