Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 35.6% | 64.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 32.3% | 67.7% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 17.8% | 82.2% | +8.4 | ✗ (11.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 34.0% | 66.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder -3 (83-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Thomas * | 45 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 19 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 43 | 1-11 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -4 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 39 | 9-18 | 3-9 | 7-9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 14 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 29 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 25 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Mark Jackson * | 22 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 18 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Felton Spencer | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Travis Knight | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 42 | 7-17 | 1-2 | 7-10 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 20 | - |
| Predrag Drobnjak * | 42 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 39 | 5-14 | 1-6 | 3-6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 38 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Jerome James * | 35 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 15 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Ansu Sesay * | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Earl Watson * | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Olumide Oyedeji | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter