Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 57.0% | 43.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 57.5% | 42.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 56.4% | 43.6% | -1.4 | ✓ (4.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.4% | 44.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons -6 (91-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Johnson * | 35 | 2-8 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 33 | 11-21 | 5-7 | 7-7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 18 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 32 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 30 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 28 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 23 | 8-13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 21 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 20 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Erick Strickland | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 42 | 10-24 | 3-4 | 14-17 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 24 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 34 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 33 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | - |
| Michael Curry * | 27 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Mateen Cleaves * | 26 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Eric Montross * | 15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| John Wallace * | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 13 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Mikki Moore * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Billy Owens * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Jud Buechler * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter