Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 42.4% | 57.6% | +1.7 | ✓ (13.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.4% | 51.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +15 (100-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DerMarr Johnson * | 39 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 37 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 30 | 5-14 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 30 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 18 | - |
| Michael Sweetney * | 27 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 24 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -2 | - |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 21 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 18 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Wallace * | 35 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 31 | 4-11 | 0-4 | 3-3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 16 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 29 | 6-13 | 1-1 | 5-5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 27 | 8-11 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 25 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 23 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Corliss Williamson * | 17 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Darvin Ham * | 17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Mehmet Okur * | 14 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Mike James * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Darko Milicic | 9 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter