Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Miami Heat | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 34.2% | 65.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 44.8% | 55.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 37.1% | 62.9% | +2.9 | ✗ (29.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.5% | 53.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Miami Heat -27 (67-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston * | 38 | 5-15 | 2-4 | 7-9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 10 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 34 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 25 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 28 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 28 | 3-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 27 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 25 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 20 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Mark Jackson * | 19 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Larry Robinson | 9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Travis Knight | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Jones * | 37 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Rod Strickland * | 29 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Kendall Gill * | 27 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Alonzo Mourning * | 27 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Eddie House * | 25 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -2 | - |
| Malik Allen * | 23 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 18 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Mike James * | 15 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -7 | - |
| Sean Marks * | 14 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Ernest Brown * | 12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Anthony Carter | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 | - |
* = starter