Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 75.6% | 24.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 49.5% | 50.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 51.7% | 48.3% | -0.4 | ✗ (3.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.5% | 50.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +3 (96-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 56 | 9-22 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 6 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 51 | 5-19 | 1-7 | 5-5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 46 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 43 | 7-17 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 25 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 23 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Christian Laettner * | 21 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 13 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Courtney Alexander * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Loy Vaught | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Johnson * | 49 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 49 | 7-17 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 47 | 9-20 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 7 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 46 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 24 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 32 | 3-12 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 27 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 19 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 18 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Luc Longley | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter