Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 39.1% | 60.9% | +2.4 | ✗ (6.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.2% | 51.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -4 (97-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moochie Norris * | 40 | 9-18 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | - |
| Michael Sweetney * | 28 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 19 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 26 | 5-11 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 25 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 6-7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Frank Williams * | 22 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 22 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| DerMarr Johnson * | 21 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 21 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 20 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 12 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Wesley * | 40 | 8-13 | 3-4 | 4-6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 15 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 35 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 19 | - |
| Jamaal Magloire * | 35 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 11-12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | - |
| Baron Davis * | 27 | 5-13 | 0-4 | 4-5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | - |
| George Lynch * | 25 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 25 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 22 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| David West * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | - |
| Steven Smith * | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
* = starter