Model Predictions
| Model | Miami Heat | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 54.7% | 45.3% | -1.0 | ✓ (1.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.9% | 47.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks -2 (96-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Jones * | 41 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Dwyane Wade * | 39 | 8-15 | 1-1 | 7-8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 15 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 37 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 3-14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 13 | - |
| Udonis Haslem * | 31 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 31 | 6-8 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Keyon Dooling * | 17 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Michael Doleac * | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Christian Laettner | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Crawford * | 40 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 37 | 8-16 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 37 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 18 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 37 | 7-12 | 3-5 | 7-8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 16 | - |
| Michael Sweetney * | 21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 19 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 11 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Malik Rose | 18 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
* = starter