Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 42.4% | 57.6% | +1.7 | ✓ (6.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.4% | 51.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +8 (106-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 40 | 4-15 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 33 | 8-17 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | - |
| Channing Frye * | 32 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 27 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Antonio Davis * | 23 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 15 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 14 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Jerome James * | 8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Jackie Butler | 15 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| David Lee | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hamilton * | 41 | 13-25 | 1-2 | 13-14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 17 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 41 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 20 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 39 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 5-10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 22 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 34 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 5-5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 29 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 19 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Carlos Arroyo * | 14 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Maurice Evans * | 11 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Darko Milicic * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dale Davis | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
* = starter