Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Miami Heat | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 36.5% | 63.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 41.9% | 58.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 29.9% | 70.1% | +4.7 | ✗ (22.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.0% | 56.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Miami Heat -18 (85-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston * | 39 | 8-17 | 2-2 | 1-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | - |
| Charles Oakley * | 36 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 35 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 16 | - |
| John Starks * | 32 | 5-13 | 4-11 | 7-9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 16 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 25 | 5-7 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 23 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Buck Williams * | 22 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 17 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - |
| John Wallace * | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Majerle * | 44 | 4-13 | 1-7 | 6-9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Tim Hardaway * | 40 | 9-19 | 2-7 | 8-10 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 16 | - |
| Sasha Danilovic * | 37 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 3-6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Alonzo Mourning * | 34 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 33 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Ike Austin * | 23 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Keith Askins * | 14 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Gary Grant | 9 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Voshon Lenard | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter