Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 31.9% | 68.1% | +4.2 | ✓ (2.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.0% | 55.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers +7 (103-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 45 | 7-15 | 0-2 | 7-9 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 43 | 3-12 | 2-9 | 1-1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 36 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 32 | 12-20 | 3-6 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 15 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 29 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Michael Sweetney * | 22 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareef Abdur-Rahim * | 37 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Joel Przybilla * | 37 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 26 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 36 | 8-17 | 4-8 | 5-6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 19 | - |
| Sebastian Telfair * | 33 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 32 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Darius Miles * | 28 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Travis Outlaw * | 25 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 18 | - |
| Viktor Khryapa * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
* = starter