Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 44.2% | 55.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 33.8% | 66.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 39.9% | 60.1% | +2.3 | ✗ (8.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.5% | 51.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Knicks -6 (92-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Ceballos * | 41 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 6-7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 17 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 41 | 12-23 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 22 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 41 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 31 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 6-7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 26 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Byron Scott * | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing * | 39 | 8-22 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 5 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 38 | 3-9 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Charles Oakley * | 35 | 8-11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 35 | 8-17 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 5 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 34 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3-8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | - |
| John Starks * | 22 | 2-9 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Buck Williams * | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| John Wallace * | 14 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Herb Williams | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter