Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 77.6% | 22.4% | -3.6 | ✓ (2.6 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 68.2% | 31.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 66.3% | 33.7% | -3.7 | ✓ (2.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.5% | 44.5% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 68.9% | 31.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 71.1% | 28.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 71.2% | 28.8% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 58.6% | 41.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks -1 (91-92). Ratings: 2004-05 season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 44 | 13-27 | 5-12 | 4-5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 18 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 36 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 20 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 34 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 28 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| David Wesley * | 28 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 24 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 21 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Rod Strickland * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Andre Barrett * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Crawford * | 44 | 6-19 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 3 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 43 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 17 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 41 | 8-17 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | - |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 31 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Michael Sweetney * | 18 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Jamison Brewer * | 11 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Jerome Williams | 25 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | - |
* = starter