Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 82.7% | 17.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 79.3% | 20.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 80.3% | 19.7% | -7.7 | ✓ (6.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 58.0% | 42.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -14 (99-113). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Pippen * | 36 | 15-23 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 29 | - |
| Michael Jordan * | 35 | 16-29 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 16 | - |
| Dennis Rodman * | 35 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | - |
| Steve Kerr * | 26 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 3-3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Toni Kukoc * | 25 | 5-13 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 21 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 17 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Randy Brown | 13 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Jason Caffey | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Bill Wennington | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jud Buechler | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 29 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 5 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 28 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 18 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 28 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 25 | 1-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 24 | 5-15 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Joe Kleine * | 24 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 20 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 17 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Ben Davis * | 13 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Wayman Tisdale * | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Steve Nash | 15 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Chucky Brown | 10 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - |
* = starter