Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 24.1% | 75.9% | +6.3 | ✓ (8.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.6% | 58.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +15 (86-71). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston * | 41 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 2 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 40 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 36 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 30 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Keith Van Horn * | 29 | 3-13 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Michael Doleac * | 21 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 20 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Shandon Anderson | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Frank Williams | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Jackson * | 43 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 36 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 36 | 4-14 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 36 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 29 | 12-15 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 24 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 15 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 14 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Mark Jackson | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
* = starter