Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 76.8% | 23.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 79.7% | 20.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 84.4% | 15.6% | -9.3 | ✗ (26.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 65.7% | 34.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Knicks +17 (113-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vlade Divac * | 36 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Mike Bibby * | 35 | 7-17 | 1-5 | 6-6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | - |
| Scot Pollard * | 33 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 17 | - |
| Doug Christie * | 29 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Peja Stojakovic * | 25 | 6-15 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | -2 | - |
| Hedo Turkoglu * | 25 | 3-11 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 24 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Lawrence Funderburke * | 23 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Chucky Brown | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Gerald Wallace | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latrell Sprewell * | 46 | 17-26 | 5-9 | 4-4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 27 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 44 | 9-20 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 19 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 39 | 6-17 | 0-3 | 4-5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 4 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 36 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Mark Jackson * | 29 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 21 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 16 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Shandon Anderson | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Howard Eisley | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Travis Knight | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter