Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 50.4% | 49.6% | -0.1 | ✗ (8.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.5% | 49.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Knicks +8 (98-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehmet Okur * | 44 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Gordan Giricek * | 36 | 8-12 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 30 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Matt Harpring * | 28 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 9-12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 22 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Jarron Collins * | 21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Deron Williams * | 20 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Keith McLeod * | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Kris Humphries * | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Robert Whaley | 21 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 41 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 10-12 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 17 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 33 | 2-12 | 0-5 | 4-6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 32 | 9-15 | 4-5 | 6-7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 16 | - |
| Antonio Davis * | 29 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 21 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Qyntel Woods * | 15 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Jerome James * | 14 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Channing Frye * | 9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| David Lee | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter