Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 80.7% | 19.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 71.2% | 28.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 68.0% | 32.0% | -4.2 | ✓ (0.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 58.9% | 41.1% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 73.1% | 26.9% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 72.7% | 27.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 72.7% | 27.3% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 60.1% | 39.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks -4 (102-106). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Miller * | 53 | 7-16 | 1-2 | 10-13 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 28 | - |
| Francisco Garcia * | 49 | 4-13 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | - |
| Kevin Martin * | 48 | 6-12 | 0-4 | 9-10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Mike Bibby * | 46 | 14-30 | 3-8 | 4-4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 17 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 40 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 20 | - |
| Shareef Abdur-Rahim * | 13 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Jason Hart * | 6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Corliss Williamson | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Crawford * | 47 | 3-14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 45 | 10-18 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 11 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 37 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 20 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 32 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 24 | 3-12 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Qyntel Woods * | 22 | 6-8 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 20 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 20 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Channing Frye * | 17 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 13 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Jerome James | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter