Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 61.0% | 39.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 42.6% | 57.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 29.9% | 70.1% | +4.7 | ✓ (29.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.9% | 56.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +34 (112-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Starks * | 33 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 3-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Charles Oakley * | 30 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 26 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 25 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 25 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 21 | 6-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 20 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -5 | - |
| John Wallace * | 18 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Herb Williams * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 13 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Buck Williams * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsey Hunter * | 33 | 11-17 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 15 | - |
| Grant Hill * | 33 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 5-10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 29 | - |
| Joe Dumars * | 31 | 7-13 | 2-4 | 5-5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Otis Thorpe * | 29 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Terry Mills * | 23 | 5-9 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Litterial Green * | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Rick Mahorn * | 14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Michael Curry * | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Theo Ratliff * | 13 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Grant Long * | 12 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Don Reid | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
* = starter