Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 69.0% | 31.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 67.1% | 32.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 64.7% | 35.3% | -3.3 | ✗ (19.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.7% | 47.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +16 (102-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan * | 43 | 8-25 | 1-6 | 9-9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 21 | - |
| Scottie Pippen * | 41 | 2-14 | 0-7 | 1-1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Toni Kukoc * | 37 | 1-10 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Jason Caffey * | 26 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 25 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Steve Kerr * | 24 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 21 | 5-10 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Bill Wennington | 19 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Willis * | 41 | 9-20 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 41 | 7-15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 19 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 38 | 14-25 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 34 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 36 | 4-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 33 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 16 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 15 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 14 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Brent Price | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Matt Bullard | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter