Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Miami Heat | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 25.0% | 75.0% | +6.0 | ✗ (18.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.1% | 58.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Miami Heat -12 (64-76). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 36 | 5-10 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 33 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 32 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Keith Van Horn * | 31 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 30 | 6-15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 26 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Michael Doleac * | 17 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Frank Williams * | 11 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Michael Sweetney | 8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| DerMarr Johnson | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafer Alston * | 43 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 41 | 4-16 | 0-5 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | -4 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 40 | 6-19 | 0-2 | 6-8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 18 | - |
| Caron Butler * | 38 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 4-10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 30 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Malik Allen * | 16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| John Wallace * | 14 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Udonis Haslem | 13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bimbo Coles | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter