Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 24.8% | 75.2% | +6.1 | ✓ (13.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.0% | 58.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +20 (96-76). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Thomas * | 40 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 35 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 34 | 6-13 | 5-6 | 3-4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | - |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 27 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 26 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Michael Sweetney * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Jamison Brewer * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Vin Baker | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Bruno Sundov | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony * | 34 | 8-15 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 33 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 32 | 11-17 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 17 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 32 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 20 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 27 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 22 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 26 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 22 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 16 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| DerMarr Johnson | 8 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Rodney White | 5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili | 5 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
* = starter