Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 41.4% | 58.6% | +1.9 | ✗ (11.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.9% | 52.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Knicks -10 (90-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff McInnis * | 42 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 6-6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | - |
| LeBron James * | 35 | 8-17 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 4 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 33 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 28 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 25 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 21 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | - |
| Kevin Ollie * | 21 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Lee Nailon * | 7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Dajuan Wagner * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 44 | 11-21 | 2-6 | 3-3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 15 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 37 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 2 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 32 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 27 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 25 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | -3 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 25 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 21 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Michael Sweetney * | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| DerMarr Johnson * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter