Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 37.9% | 62.1% | +2.7 | ✓ (7.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.6% | 52.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +10 (117-107). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 42 | 12-22 | 6-8 | 15-16 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 34 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 38 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 19 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 37 | 5-11 | 5-11 | 1-1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 28 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 23 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -2 | - |
| Jermaine Jackson * | 20 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Michael Sweetney * | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 10 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Maurice Taylor | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jerome Williams | 9 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | - |
| Bruno Sundov | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caron Butler * | 41 | 9-16 | 0-2 | 8-9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 38 | 10-17 | 3-7 | 9-14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 23 | - |
| Devean George * | 33 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 30 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Jumaine Jones * | 25 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 22 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 21 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - |
| Tierre Brown * | 18 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | - |
* = starter