Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 36.4% | 63.6% | +3.1 | ✓ (0.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.1% | 53.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +4 (91-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Crawford * | 46 | 6-17 | 2-7 | 5-8 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 18 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 45 | 11-20 | 6-9 | 4-6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 19 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 25 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Qyntel Woods * | 25 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 22 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Jalen Rose * | 18 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 17 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Jackie Butler * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jerome James | 15 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Ime Udoka | 8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| David Lee | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Hughes * | 40 | 10-24 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 21 | - |
| Flip Murray * | 31 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 7-9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 29 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 26 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 28 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 26 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 23 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 22 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 10 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter