Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 36.4% | 63.6% | +3.1 | ✗ (9.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.1% | 53.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -6 (89-95). 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 | 10-16 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 20 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 29 | 5-11 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 29 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 26 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 25 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 24 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Michael Sweetney * | 21 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 19 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Jermaine Jackson * | 19 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Trevor Ariza | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ira Newble * | 43 | 5-14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| LeBron James * | 42 | 7-25 | 4-13 | 9-14 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 27 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 29 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 28 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 27 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 27 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 22 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 8 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Lucious Harris | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter