Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 35.3% | 64.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 54.8% | 45.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 54.2% | 45.8% | -0.9 | ✗ (19.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.1% | 44.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +19 (96-77). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latrell Sprewell * | 38 | 3-14 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 34 | 5-15 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 33 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 30 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 24 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 24 | 4-13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 23 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 17 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Lavor Postell | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Van Exel * | 39 | 9-15 | 3-4 | 3-5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 21 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 38 | 7-11 | 3-5 | 4-5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 23 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 37 | 7-18 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 14 | - |
| James Posey * | 33 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 30 | 4-10 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | - |
| George McCloud * | 22 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 20 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Anthony Goldwire | 8 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter