Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 50.8% | 49.2% | -0.2 | ✗ (2.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.6% | 49.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Knicks +2 (117-115). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 44 | 13-26 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 15 | - |
| Jason Terry * | 41 | 9-19 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | - |
| Josh Howard * | 40 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Devin Harris * | 34 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 24 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Erick Dampier * | 21 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Keith Van Horn * | 18 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| DJ Mbenga | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Darrell Armstrong | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 43 | 8-21 | 2-5 | 10-10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 14 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 39 | 7-17 | 2-3 | 9-10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 15 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 33 | 3-14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 27 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 26 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 24 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Channing Frye * | 23 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Antonio Davis * | 21 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | - |
| David Lee * | 18 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Jerome James * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Trevor Ariza | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter