Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 42.4% | 57.6% | +1.7 | ✓ (7.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.4% | 51.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +9 (94-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shandon Anderson * | 38 | 7-18 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 35 | 5-17 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 35 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 34 | 4-13 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | -2 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 26 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Michael Doleac * | 20 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Frank Williams * | 10 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Michael Sweetney | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Wallace * | 41 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 19 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 37 | 6-14 | 2-3 | 9-10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 23 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 35 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 7 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 24 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 21 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Mehmet Okur * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 16 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 14 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Tremaine Fowlkes * | 12 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Corliss Williamson | 13 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Darko Milicic | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Darvin Ham | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter