Model Predictions
| Model | Miami Heat | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 83.4% | 16.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 80.0% | 20.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 81.6% | 18.4% | -8.2 | ✗ (15.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 73.4% | 26.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls +7 (83-76). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Mashburn * | 40 | 5-14 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Alonzo Mourning * | 38 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Tim Hardaway * | 34 | 5-11 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 33 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 30 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Anthony Carter * | 18 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Rodney Buford * | 12 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Otis Thorpe | 9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Mark Strickland | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elton Brand * | 42 | 9-20 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 23 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 38 | 7-12 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 18 | - |
| Chris Carr * | 31 | 5-16 | 1-2 | 7-8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 3 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 30 | 0-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Dickey Simpkins * | 25 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 23 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 20 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Will Perdue * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Chris Anstey * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Michael Ruffin * | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
* = starter