Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 36.6% | 63.4% | +3.0 | ✓ (8.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.9% | 54.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls +11 (107-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 37 | 13-27 | 2-8 | 11-12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 16 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 31 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 28 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 27 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Delonte West * | 25 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 25 | 6-12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 23 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 22 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Dwayne Jones * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - |
| Billy Thomas | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Kaniel Dickens | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Hinrich * | 41 | 2-12 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 36 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 36 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 7-11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 16 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 33 | 9-16 | 4-5 | 1-3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17 | - |
| Joakim Noah * | 32 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 26 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 28 | 4-12 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 18 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Aaron Gray * | 10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Shannon Brown | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Cedric Simmons | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter