Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 6.1% | 93.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 12.9% | 87.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 6.5% | 93.5% | +14.6 | ✓ (1.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 21.7% | 78.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +16 (79-63). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Kukoc * | 40 | 6-19 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 3 | - |
| Dickey Simpkins * | 35 | 2-10 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 33 | 7-14 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 10 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 28 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 27 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Kornel David * | 15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 15 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Rusty LaRue * | 13 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Andrew Lang * | 11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Charles R. Jones | 12 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Keith Booth | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Cory Carr | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston * | 36 | 10-15 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 19 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 33 | 4-15 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 33 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 32 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 28 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 27 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 22 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dennis Scott | 14 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Rick Brunson | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| David Wingate | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter