Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 36.4% | 63.6% | +3.1 | ✗ (11.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.1% | 53.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -8 (84-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 43 | 8-12 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 20 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 40 | 9-21 | 1-3 | 7-9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 15 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 35 | 1-9 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Channing Frye * | 28 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 28 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Antonio Davis * | 19 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| David Lee * | 10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Maurice Taylor | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Jerome James | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 46 | 14-31 | 0-7 | 8-11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 19 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 36 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 35 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 33 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -3 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 28 | 6-16 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 2 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 21 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Mike Wilks * | 15 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Alan Henderson * | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Luke Jackson | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter