Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 55.9% | 44.1% | -1.3 | ✓ (7.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.4% | 47.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks -9 (92-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafer Alston * | 42 | 8-17 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 41 | 14-21 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 29 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 38 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 15 | - |
| Luther Head * | 35 | 4-11 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 28 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 25 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 10 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Crawford * | 40 | 9-20 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 40 | 6-16 | 1-4 | 2-5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 31 | 5-9 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | - |
| David Lee * | 31 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Zach Randolph * | 29 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 26 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 23 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Jared Jeffries * | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter