Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 19.1% | 80.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 35.4% | 64.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 40.2% | 59.8% | +2.2 | ✗ (7.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.2% | 49.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -5 (85-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston * | 37 | 8-19 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 36 | 6-18 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | -2 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 35 | 5-14 | 0-2 | 9-12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 7 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 31 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 26 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 25 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 24 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 21 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Travis Knight | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 45 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 5-7 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 43 | 7-16 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 24 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 42 | 8-15 | 1-3 | 6-12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 14 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 37 | 3-11 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Rodney Rogers * | 27 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 6-6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Daniel Santiago * | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Paul McPherson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter