Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 12.6% | 87.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 29.8% | 70.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 30.9% | 69.1% | +4.4 | ✗ (5.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.6% | 53.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -1 (78-79). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Camby * | 43 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 42 | 7-19 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 3 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 31 | 6-16 | 0-3 | 4-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 3 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 28 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 26 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 20 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Mark Jackson * | 19 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 15 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Felton Spencer | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Grant * | 41 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 8-11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 18 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 38 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 15-22 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 33 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 36 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 35 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 28 | 4-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 14 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 12 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -4 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 11 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Devean George * | 11 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Mike Penberthy * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter