Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Miami Heat | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 25.0% | 75.0% | +6.0 | ✗ (26.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.1% | 58.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Miami Heat -20 (80-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Van Horn * | 34 | 10-15 | 4-6 | 4-7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 22 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 32 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 31 | 5-11 | 0-4 | 5-5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Frank Williams * | 28 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 24 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 22 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 21 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Michael Sweetney | 4 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | - |
| Michael Doleac | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Charlie Ward | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Odom * | 40 | 8-19 | 1-3 | 8-9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 14 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 35 | 4-13 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 33 | 7-16 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 4 | - |
| Caron Butler * | 32 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 31 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 18 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 16 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Bimbo Coles * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Malik Allen * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Udonis Haslem * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter