Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 29.1% | 70.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 38.9% | 61.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 36.5% | 63.5% | +3.1 | ✓ (2.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.1% | 53.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +6 (115-109). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amar'e Stoudemire * | 42 | 14-27 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 23 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 39 | 9-22 | 2-3 | 7-9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 13 | - |
| Landry Fields * | 30 | 4-7 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 29 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 12-14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 21 | - |
| Toney Douglas * | 29 | 1-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Ronny Turiaf * | 26 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Shawne Williams * | 21 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Henry Walker * | 13 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Renaldo Balkman * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antawn Jamison * | 39 | 10-25 | 1-8 | 7-9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 21 | - |
| JJ Hickson * | 38 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 25 | - |
| Anthony Parker * | 36 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 19 | - |
| Ramon Sessions * | 33 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 9-14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 21 | - |
| Alonzo Gee * | 24 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 23 | 3-10 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Christian Eyenga * | 22 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Samardo Samuels * | 17 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Manny Harris * | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter