Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 36.4% | 63.6% | +3.1 | ✓ (21.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.1% | 53.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +25 (104-79). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Thomas * | 38 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 16 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 38 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 33 | 3-14 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | -1 | - |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 31 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 25 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 23 | 7-15 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 1 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 20 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Vin Baker | 13 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Bruno Sundov | 8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 32 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 9 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 29 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 29 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 28 | 5-10 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 27 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Anderson Varejao | 21 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 17 | - |
| Eric Snow | 20 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 18 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Lucious Harris | 17 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 17 | - |
| Robert Traylor | 15 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Scott Williams | 4 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter