Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 53.6% | 46.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 78.8% | 21.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 70.5% | 29.5% | -4.8 | ✓ (30.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 63.4% | 36.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -35 (75-110). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston * | 39 | 15-23 | 4-5 | 5-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 22 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 35 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 33 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Mark Jackson * | 31 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 28 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 27 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 18 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 19 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Lavor Postell | 12 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Travis Knight | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Felton Spencer | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 31 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | - |
| Lamond Murray * | 30 | 8-14 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 26 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 25 | 6-12 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 25 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Chucky Brown * | 21 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Chris Gatling * | 16 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Bimbo Coles * | 15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Trajan Langdon * | 14 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 14 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Matt Harpring * | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Anthony Johnson | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter