Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 36.4% | 63.6% | +3.1 | ✓ (7.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.1% | 53.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +11 (107-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Thomas * | 41 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 33 | 6-18 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 33 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 29 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Keith Van Horn * | 28 | 7-13 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 24 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 20 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 19 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 41 | 6-17 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 40 | 7-12 | 1-2 | 7-9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 18 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 29 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 19 | - |
| Kedrick Brown * | 29 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 26 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 24 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Kevin Ollie * | 18 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Darius Miles * | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Dajuan Wagner * | 8 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | - |
* = starter