Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 50.9% | 49.1% | -0.2 | ✗ (3.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.4% | 49.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls +3 (105-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metta World Peace * | 42 | 13-24 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 14 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 40 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 39 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 35 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 34 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Von Wafer * | 22 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Kyle Lowry * | 16 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 8 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Rose * | 40 | 10-21 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 15 | - |
| John Salmons * | 39 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Joakim Noah * | 32 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 22 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 28 | 6-13 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Brad Miller * | 28 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Tyrus Thomas * | 27 | 9-16 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Kirk Hinrich * | 21 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 14 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 7 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter