Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 24.1% | 75.9% | +6.3 | ✗ (7.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.6% | 58.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -1 (92-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazr Mohammed * | 45 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 43 | 6-16 | 0-5 | 6-6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 40 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 39 | 7-18 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 24 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 19 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 13 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Michael Sweetney * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jerome Williams | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Jackson * | 43 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 40 | 10-19 | 1-4 | 3-6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 16 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 33 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 20 | - |
| Tyronn Lue * | 26 | 6-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 26 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 22 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 22 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 12 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter