Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 20.5% | 79.5% | +6.6 | ✗ (7.6 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.4% | 68.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 21.7% | 78.3% | +7.1 | ✗ (8.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.8% | 56.2% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 35.1% | 64.9% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 35.0% | 65.0% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 36.3% | 63.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -1 (115-116). Ratings: 2002-03 season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latrell Sprewell * | 40 | 6-17 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 38 | 8-22 | 4-11 | 6-7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 9 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 37 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 18 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 24 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 22 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 25 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Charlie Ward | 24 | 4-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Shandon Anderson | 16 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Michael Doleac | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 43 | 15-27 | 1-5 | 12-14 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 29 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 41 | 8-15 | 1-4 | 9-9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 18 | - |
| Amar'e Stoudemire * | 39 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 23 | - |
| Joe Johnson * | 30 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Scott Williams * | 10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Dan Langhi | 23 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Jake Voskuhl | 20 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - |
| Bo Outlaw | 17 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Casey Jacobsen | 8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Randy Brown | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter