Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 27.2% | 72.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 44.9% | 55.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 34.6% | 65.4% | +3.5 | ✗ (10.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.9% | 54.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -7 (97-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler III * | 43 | 5-11 | 2-2 | 8-9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 24 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 39 | 7-17 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 35 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 34 | 9-16 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 14 | - |
| Taj Gibson * | 25 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | - |
| Kirk Hinrich * | 23 | 3-12 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 21 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Daequan Cook * | 15 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Williams * | 38 | 11-18 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 16 | - |
| Ricky Rubio * | 32 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 20 | - |
| Nikola Pekovic * | 30 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Luke Ridnour * | 28 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Andrei Kirilenko * | 25 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Dante Cunningham * | 21 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Chase Budinger * | 18 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Alexey Shved * | 17 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - |
| J.J. Barea * | 17 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Greg Stiemsma * | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Mickael Gelabale | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Chris Johnson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter