Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Washington Wizards | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 44.1% | 55.9% | +1.3 | ✗ (5.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.1% | 50.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Washington Wizards -4 (98-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Thomas * | 38 | 8-18 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 12 | - |
| Frank Williams * | 32 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 31 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 29 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 18 | - |
| DerMarr Johnson * | 26 | 7-13 | 2-3 | 6-6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 11 | - |
| Michael Sweetney * | 25 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 20 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 24 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 22 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 14 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -2 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarvis Hayes * | 37 | 10-19 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | - |
| Jared Jeffries * | 35 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | - |
| Etan Thomas * | 32 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Gilbert Arenas * | 28 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 27 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 26 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Juan Dixon * | 25 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 | - |
| Brendan Haywood * | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Lonny Baxter * | 18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Mitchell Butler * | 16 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
* = starter