Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 41.4% | 58.6% | +1.9 | ✓ (1.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.9% | 52.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +3 (99-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 43 | 7-12 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 42 | 7-18 | 0-0 | 7-11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 41 | 4-20 | 0-5 | 4-4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 40 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 30 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 20 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 21 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 18 | - |
| Lucious Harris * | 20 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| DeSagana Diop | 3 | 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 | 8-20 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 41 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 14-16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 16 | - |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 39 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 32 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 28 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 20 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Michael Sweetney * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Jamison Brewer * | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Bruno Sundov * | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Vin Baker | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter