Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 41.4% | 58.6% | +1.9 | ✓ (2.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.9% | 52.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +4 (97-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 43 | 6-20 | 2-5 | 10-14 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 16 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 36 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 34 | 6-8 | 6-7 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 15 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 28 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 27 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 26 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 19 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 11 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 8 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Scot Pollard | 3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 43 | 6-15 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 37 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 11-14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 15 | - |
| Channing Frye * | 36 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 30 | 4-11 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Jared Jeffries * | 26 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | - |
| Mardy Collins * | 15 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Renaldo Balkman * | 11 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 9 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Randolph Morris * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Jerome James | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
* = starter