Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 50.8% | 49.2% | -0.2 | ✓ (14.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.6% | 49.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks -15 (77-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Terry * | 40 | 7-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Devin Harris * | 38 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Josh Howard * | 38 | 9-18 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 16 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 35 | 10-15 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 14 | - |
| Erick Dampier * | 32 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 19 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 18 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 8-10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Austin Croshere * | 17 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Maurice Ager | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Pops Mensah-Bonsu | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| J.J. Barea | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 38 | 2-10 | 1-6 | 3-6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 37 | 9-20 | 0-0 | 4-12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 12 | - |
| Jared Jeffries * | 34 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 34 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Renaldo Balkman * | 30 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 29 | 7-14 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | - |
| Channing Frye * | 19 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Mardy Collins | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter