Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 41.4% | 58.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.6% | 68.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 23.4% | 76.6% | +6.5 | ✓ (25.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.7% | 60.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +32 (118-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Nwaba * | 29 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Lauri Markkanen * | 27 | 8-15 | 2-6 | 4-5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 9 | - |
| Justin Holiday * | 23 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Cameron Payne * | 22 | 1-7 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Cristiano Felicio * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Denzel Valentine | 29 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Noah Vonleh | 26 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 16 | - |
| Bobby Portis | 25 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Sean Kilpatrick | 18 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Jerian Grant | 17 | 1-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Ryan Arcidiacono | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul * | 27 | 4-12 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 26 | 6-12 | 4-10 | 5-5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 22 | - |
| P.J. Tucker * | 26 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Eric Gordon * | 26 | 11-17 | 8-13 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 17 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 20 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | - |
| Gerald Green | 30 | 4-14 | 1-9 | 5-5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Joe Johnson | 29 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Ryan Anderson | 23 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Tarik Black | 12 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | - |
| RJ Hunter | 10 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Zhou Qi | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter