Model Predictions
| Model | Miami Heat | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 54.7% | 45.3% | -1.0 | ✗ (7.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.9% | 47.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Knicks +6 (99-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kapono * | 41 | 10-17 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 7 | - |
| Jason Williams * | 37 | 5-10 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 | - |
| Udonis Haslem * | 27 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 23 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| James Posey * | 22 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 22 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 13 | - |
| Alonzo Mourning * | 19 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 18 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 17 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Michael Doleac * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Crawford * | 39 | 5-10 | 3-5 | 7-8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 15 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 38 | 7-12 | 3-6 | 8-9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 37 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 10-13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 20 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 35 | 4-8 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 25 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Channing Frye * | 22 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Jared Jeffries * | 15 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 13 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Renaldo Balkman * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jerome James * | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter