Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 7.9% | 92.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 15.8% | 84.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 10.1% | 89.9% | +12.0 | ✓ (6.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.1% | 64.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls +6 (106-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barkley * | 42 | 11-14 | 2-3 | 11-16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 33 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 36 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Rodrick Rhodes * | 35 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 33 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 26 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 19 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Emanual Davis * | 14 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Brent Price * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Matt Bullard | 8 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Charles Jones | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan * | 40 | 16-29 | 2-2 | 11-12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 22 | - |
| Dennis Rodman * | 35 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | - |
| Scottie Pippen * | 34 | 8-12 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 28 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 33 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 26 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Toni Kukoc * | 18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Scott Burrell * | 16 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Jason Caffey * | 14 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Joe Kleine | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Rusty LaRue | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jud Buechler | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
* = starter