Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 41.4% | 58.6% | +1.9 | ✓ (0.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.9% | 52.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +2 (96-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 44 | 12-24 | 4-7 | 8-14 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 19 | - |
| Flip Murray * | 38 | 7-9 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 35 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 21 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 26 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 25 | 1-6 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 24 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -2 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 19 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 17 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Alan Henderson * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Crawford * | 44 | 13-24 | 3-7 | 8-9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 21 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 42 | 4-13 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Qyntel Woods * | 35 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 26 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 20 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 20 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | -2 | - |
| Jackie Butler * | 20 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 19 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | - |
| David Lee | 9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
* = starter