Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | LA Clippers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 22.5% | 77.5% | +6.8 | ✓ (4.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.8% | 59.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: LA Clippers +2 (96-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 45 | 9-19 | 1-6 | 9-10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 21 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 39 | 6-16 | 1-4 | 9-9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 11 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 30 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 25 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 23 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 23 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Michael Sweetney * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 16 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 13 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | - |
| DerMarr Johnson * | 9 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Richardson * | 40 | 8-19 | 3-8 | 4-6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11 | - |
| Elton Brand * | 39 | 8-20 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Marko Jaric * | 38 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Corey Maggette * | 34 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 8-9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Chris Wilcox * | 33 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Bobby Simmons * | 22 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Chris Kaman * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Keyon Dooling * | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Predrag Drobnjak * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Melvin Ely * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter