Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 56.3% | 43.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 68.4% | 31.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 56.0% | 44.0% | -1.3 | ✗ (6.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 58.6% | 41.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +5 (104-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston * | 35 | 7-15 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 34 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 34 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 25 | 10-12 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 14 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 22 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 7-7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 19 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 21 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 21 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | - |
| Michael Doleac * | 19 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 18 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Lavor Postell * | 16 | 1-9 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3 | - |
| Frank Williams | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Lee Nailon | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Davis * | 52 | 13-34 | 0-2 | 11-12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 21 | - |
| Darius Miles * | 45 | 2-14 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 42 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 26 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 35 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 24 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -1 | - |
| Smush Parker * | 20 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Jumaine Jones * | 15 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Chris Mihm | 10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| DeSagana Diop | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Tierre Brown | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter