Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 36.4% | 63.6% | +3.1 | ✓ (18.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.1% | 53.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +22 (90-68). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy Curry * | 37 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 9-16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 17 | - |
| Jared Jeffries * | 30 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Renaldo Balkman * | 29 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 29 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Channing Frye * | 28 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 26 | 2-10 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -2 | - |
| Mardy Collins * | 25 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 20 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Jerome James | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 38 | 8-16 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 19 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 38 | 6-14 | 4-6 | 0-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 5 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 28 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 26 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 26 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 17 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 11 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Daniel Gibson | 5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Scot Pollard | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| David Wesley | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter