Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 23.4% | 76.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 28.3% | 71.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 20.5% | 79.5% | +7.4 | ✓ (14.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.9% | 60.1% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 25.6% | 74.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 26.7% | 73.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 26.7% | 73.3% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 29.3% | 70.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +22 (123-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMar DeRozan * | 33 | 7-16 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Zach LaVine * | 30 | 4-12 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Coby White * | 30 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | - | - | |
| Nikola Vucevic * | 29 | 8-17 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Torrey Craig * | 27 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Patrick Williams | 28 | 2-7 | 0-5 | 3-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - | - | |
| Jevon Carter | 17 | 6-9 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Andre Drummond | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Alex Caruso | 14 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Julian Phillips | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Onuralp Bitim | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Dalen Terry | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Terry Taylor | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon * | 34 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 6-8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | - | - | |
| Nikola Jokic * | 33 | 9-16 | 1-3 | 9-9 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 28 | - | - | |
| Michael Porter Jr. * | 30 | 9-16 | 5-10 | 4-5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 27 | - | - | |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope * | 29 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Jamal Murray * | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Reggie Jackson | 25 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | - | - | |
| Peyton Watson | 18 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Christian Braun | 17 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| DeAndre Jordan | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Collin Gillespie | 11 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Julian Strawther | 9 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Zeke Nnaji | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Hunter Tyson | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jalen Pickett | 2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
* = starter