Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 36.4% | 63.6% | +3.1 | ✓ (10.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.1% | 53.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +14 (94-80). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston * | 42 | 9-25 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 4 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 36 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Keith Van Horn * | 32 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 30 | 4-7 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 22 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 20 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 18 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Frank Williams * | 16 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Michael Doleac * | 8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 6 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Michael Sweetney * | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 33 | 7-12 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 31 | 7-12 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 17 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 27 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Kevin Ollie * | 27 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 26 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
| J.R. Bremer * | 22 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 21 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 19 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 17 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | - |
| Darius Miles * | 6 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Jason Kapono | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Michael Stewart | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter