Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 28.1% | 71.9% | +5.2 | ✓ (3.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.4% | 56.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks +2 (105-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 39 | 14-29 | 5-12 | 10-13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 17 | - |
| Mardy Collins * | 33 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Renaldo Balkman * | 32 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 32 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 5-7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 29 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Channing Frye * | 21 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Jared Jeffries * | 18 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - |
| Jerome James * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Terry * | 36 | 5-13 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Josh Howard * | 35 | 5-13 | 3-4 | 7-8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 18 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 33 | 10-21 | 2-4 | 8-8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 13 | - |
| Erick Dampier * | 30 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | - |
| Devin Harris * | 29 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 24 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 11-12 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Devean George * | 17 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Austin Croshere * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| DeSagana Diop | 14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Greg Buckner | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter