Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 24.1% | 75.9% | +6.3 | ✓ (0.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.6% | 58.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +7 (90-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Crawford * | 35 | 5-13 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 33 | 7-13 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Qyntel Woods * | 33 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 30 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Jalen Rose * | 25 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 25 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 16 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Channing Frye * | 15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Jerome James | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Jackie Butler | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| David Lee | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafer Alston * | 38 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 37 | 3-20 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -2 | - |
| David Wesley * | 37 | 4-8 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 35 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 8-11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 21 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 30 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Stromile Swift * | 17 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Keith Bogans * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Luther Head * | 13 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter