Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 13.9% | 86.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 36.4% | 63.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 25.2% | 74.8% | +6.0 | ✓ (3.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.5% | 55.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks +9 (94-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Camby * | 36 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 24 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 35 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 31 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 26 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 25 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 25 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 24 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 20 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Rick Brunson | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Lavor Postell | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Travis Knight | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 41 | 9-21 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 40 | 7-14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 35 | 7-11 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 32 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 31 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 28 | 6-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Loy Vaught * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mark Bryant | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Courtney Alexander | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter