Model Predictions
| Model | Orlando Magic | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 33.4% | 66.6% | +3.8 | ✗ (9.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.3% | 55.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Knicks -6 (98-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 39 | 9-22 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 16 | - |
| Grant Hill * | 38 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 7 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 35 | 10-21 | 6-10 | 8-10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 24 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 33 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Dwight Howard * | 30 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 25 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Hedo Turkoglu * | 18 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| DeShawn Stevenson * | 10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Mario Kasun * | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jameer Nelson | 8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Stacey Augmon | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 40 | 11-21 | 1-7 | 5-8 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 17 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 40 | 10-24 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 2 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 34 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 34 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 33 | 7-15 | 1-6 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 6 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 20 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Michael Sweetney * | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Jerome Williams | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter