Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 42.7% | 57.3% | +1.6 | ✓ (5.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.6% | 50.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +7 (116-109). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Gordon * | 36 | 6-22 | 3-11 | 8-8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 9 | - |
| Derrick Rose * | 35 | 11-18 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Tyrus Thomas * | 31 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 26 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 23 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 22 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | - |
| Aaron Gray * | 21 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 18 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Joakim Noah * | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Thabo Sefolosha | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Cedric Simmons | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau Gasol * | 34 | 14-21 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 19 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 30 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 21 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 30 | 9-18 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 18 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 28 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Vladimir Radmanovic * | 26 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 22 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | - |
| Jordan Farmar * | 19 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 18 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 18 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | - |
| Josh Powell | 7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Luke Walton | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter