Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 39.1% | 60.9% | +2.4 | ✗ (9.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.2% | 51.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -7 (79-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 38 | 7-16 | 4-8 | 4-4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 15 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 35 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 17 | - |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 33 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 33 | 2-10 | 1-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 28 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 24 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 20 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Michael Sweetney * | 13 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Vin Baker | 4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Brown * | 42 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | - |
| David Wesley * | 41 | 4-16 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Lee Nailon * | 39 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 26 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 18 | - |
| Dan Dickau * | 26 | 6-16 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 4 | - |
| Alex Garcia * | 21 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| George Lynch * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Matt Freije * | 18 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Junior Harrington * | 8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter