Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 26.0% | 74.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 35.1% | 64.9% | +3.4 | ✓ (10.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.8% | 52.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +14 (100-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston * | 43 | 12-20 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 17 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 37 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 36 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 30 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 29 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 22 | 1-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 19 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Luc Longley | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 43 | 9-21 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 2 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 41 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 41 | 10-16 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 27 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 32 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 28 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 25 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 14 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Carlos Rogers * | 10 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 6 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter