Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 36.4% | 63.6% | +3.1 | ✓ (0.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.1% | 53.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +4 (110-106). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Randolph * | 40 | 10-23 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 38 | 8-17 | 1-4 | 8-8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 18 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 35 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 32 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 0-5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 31 | 3-11 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 27 | 7-13 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | - |
| David Lee * | 23 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | - |
| Fred Jones * | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Renaldo Balkman | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 44 | 13-28 | 3-5 | 16-22 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 32 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 35 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 35 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 35 | 8-12 | 6-9 | 2-3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 16 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 32 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Dwayne Jones * | 17 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 16 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 12 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 9 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ira Newble | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter