Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Miami Heat | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 25.0% | 75.0% | +6.0 | ✓ (2.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.1% | 58.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Miami Heat +8 (102-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 45 | 11-20 | 0-2 | 6-9 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 20 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 45 | 11-15 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 20 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 31 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 29 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 28 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 16 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 15 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwyane Wade * | 41 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 36 | 3-10 | 2-9 | 1-1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 35 | 14-21 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 33 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 32 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Udonis Haslem * | 30 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Michael Doleac * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Keyon Dooling * | 11 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Shandon Anderson | 21 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Christian Laettner | 17 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
* = starter