Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 14.5% | 85.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 17.8% | 82.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 14.4% | 85.6% | +9.8 | ✓ (4.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 36.4% | 63.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +14 (115-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Richmond * | 40 | 10-20 | 1-5 | 4-5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 10 | - |
| Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf * | 36 | 6-13 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Billy Owens * | 33 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Corliss Williamson * | 26 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Michael Smith * | 19 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | - |
| Tyus Edney * | 18 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Duane Causwell * | 9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Olden Polynice | 40 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 3-8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 17 | - |
| Lionel Simmons | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Bobby Hurley | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Lloyd Daniels | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Oakley * | 40 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 20 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 32 | 12-20 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 27 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 30 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 28 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 26 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Buck Williams * | 23 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 18 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 21 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| John Starks * | 19 | 5-13 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | - |
| John Wallace * | 17 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
* = starter