Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 64.7% | 35.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 68.3% | 31.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 52.5% | 47.5% | -0.5 | ✓ (7.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 62.9% | 37.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -8 (75-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston * | 45 | 11-23 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 9 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 32 | 4-15 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 31 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 29 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 24 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 24 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 20 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Michael Doleac * | 16 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 15 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juwan Howard * | 40 | 8-20 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Rodney White * | 33 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili * | 29 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 29 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Junior Harrington * | 29 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 26 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 18 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Donnell Harvey * | 14 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Vincent Yarbrough * | 9 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Predrag Savovic | 4 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
* = starter