Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 55.9% | 44.1% | -1.3 | ✓ (30.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.4% | 47.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks -32 (79-111). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 40 | 7-14 | 3-5 | 10-12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 30 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 39 | 8-11 | 4-6 | 1-4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 23 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 38 | 5-13 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 27 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 27 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 27 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 17 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -3 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Mike Wilks | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 41 | 3-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Keith Van Horn * | 37 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 28 | 3-11 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 26 | 3-11 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 26 | 6-11 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 25 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 25 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 16 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Cezary Trybanski | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
* = starter