Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Miami Heat | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 25.0% | 75.0% | +6.0 | ✓ (9.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.1% | 58.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Miami Heat +15 (97-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Crawford * | 43 | 7-18 | 4-12 | 2-3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 40 | 8-16 | 2-6 | 5-7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 16 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 32 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 31 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Michael Sweetney * | 22 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 18 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 17 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 11 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Udonis Haslem * | 42 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | - |
| Dwyane Wade * | 40 | 12-21 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 17 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 34 | 12-21 | 0-0 | 9-14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 29 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 28 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 27 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 24 | 1-7 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Keyon Dooling * | 23 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Michael Doleac * | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Alonzo Mourning | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Christian Laettner | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter