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2026-02-23

Model Predictions

Model New York Knicks Chicago Bulls Spread Result
Elo 94.0% 6.0% - ✓
Bradley-Terry 74.2% 25.8% - ✓
Margin 87.0% 13.0% -10.4 ✓ (4.4 off)
Pythagorean 64.3% 35.7% - ✓
Efficiency 75.0% 25.0% - ✓
Adjusted Efficiency 71.1% 28.9% - ✓
Log Adjusted 71.2% 28.8% - ✓
Points Off/Def 60.5% 39.5% - ✓

Actual: Chicago Bulls -6 (99-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.

New York Knicks

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Jalen Brunson * 36 7-19 1-6 4-6 5 9 0 1 2 19 13 -
OG Anunoby * 33 4-11 0-4 1-2 9 2 2 1 1 9 11 -
Josh Hart * 32 4-5 1-1 2-4 9 5 0 0 2 11 18 -
Karl-Anthony Towns * 32 10-17 5-9 3-4 11 2 3 0 3 28 24 -
Mikal Bridges * 30 4-10 3-8 0-0 2 5 2 1 3 11 8 -
Jose Alvarado 25 2-8 1-6 0-0 4 2 0 0 0 5 3 -
Landry Shamet 23 5-9 4-8 2-3 2 0 0 0 2 16 7 -
Ariel Hukporti 15 1-3 0-0 2-2 5 0 2 1 0 4 9 -
Jeremy Sochan 11 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 0 0 2 5 -

Chicago Bulls

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Isaac Okoro * 33 4-10 3-7 1-1 6 1 0 0 2 12 7 -
Guerschon Yabusele * 29 4-8 3-6 0-0 13 1 0 0 1 11 16 -
Matas Buzelis * 25 4-12 3-9 4-5 4 0 0 0 3 15 4 -
Josh Giddey * 22 2-10 0-3 2-3 2 5 2 0 2 6 3 -
Jalen Smith * 18 5-11 2-6 0-0 5 1 1 0 2 12 6 -
Patrick Williams 27 3-8 2-7 2-2 1 8 0 1 1 10 11 -
Rob Dillingham 24 3-7 1-2 1-3 4 4 2 0 1 8 10 -
Nick Richards 23 3-6 0-1 3-5 13 0 0 1 3 9 14 -
Tre Jones 22 4-9 0-1 0-0 1 3 1 0 1 8 3 -
Collin Sexton 12 2-5 2-4 2-2 1 0 2 0 1 8 5 -

* = starter