Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 37.4% | 62.6% | +2.8 | ✓ (15.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.2% | 52.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +18 (113-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 42 | 7-19 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 40 | 11-17 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 38 | 4-13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | -4 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 32 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 22 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | - |
| DerMarr Johnson * | 18 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Michael Sweetney * | 13 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 11 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Johnson * | 42 | 10-22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | - |
| Amar'e Stoudemire * | 40 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 10-15 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 23 | - |
| Casey Jacobsen * | 26 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 24 | 9-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Leandro Barbosa * | 24 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 24 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Jake Voskuhl * | 19 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 16 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Jahidi White * | 15 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Zarko Cabarkapa | 10 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
* = starter