Model Predictions
| Model | Miami Heat | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 54.7% | 45.3% | -1.0 | ✓ (19.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.9% | 47.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks -20 (83-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Williams * | 37 | 8-13 | 4-9 | 4-4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 16 | - |
| Udonis Haslem * | 34 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Dwyane Wade * | 30 | 5-16 | 0-0 | 14-17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 19 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 26 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 23 | 7-12 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 22 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Alonzo Mourning * | 21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| James Posey * | 18 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Wayne Simien | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Michael Doleac | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Dorell Wright | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channing Frye * | 32 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 30 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Jalen Rose * | 29 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 25 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 23 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 20 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 19 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - |
| David Lee * | 15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Qyntel Woods * | 7 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Nate Robinson | 16 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | -1 | - |
| Jerome James | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter