Model Predictions
| Model | Milwaukee Bucks | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 54.2% | 45.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 50.6% | 49.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 40.4% | 59.6% | +2.1 | ✓ (6.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.3% | 49.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Knicks +9 (120-111). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Mason * | 39 | 10-17 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 39 | 8-13 | 2-6 | 4-5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 14 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 38 | 6-13 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 37 | 10-17 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 | - |
| Toni Kukoc * | 25 | 4-11 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Michael Redd * | 21 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Ervin Johnson * | 20 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Jason Caffey * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Dan Gadzuric * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Marcus Haislip | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston * | 44 | 13-25 | 6-14 | 18-18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 28 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 34 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 34 | 3-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 34 | 5-10 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 17 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 33 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 18 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 21 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 20 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 13 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Michael Doleac | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
* = starter