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1996-12-23

Model Predictions

Model Atlanta Hawks New York Knicks Spread Result
Elo 32.6% 67.4% -
Bradley-Terry 33.5% 66.5% -
Margin 47.6% 52.4% +0.5 (5.5 off)
Pythagorean 50.1% 49.9% -

Actual: New York Knicks +6 (82-76). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Atlanta Hawks

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Christian Laettner * 43 6-19 1-1 0-0 13 4 2 0 2 13 11 -
Dikembe Mutombo * 41 3-8 0-0 5-6 6 0 1 1 0 11 11 -
Mookie Blaylock * 40 4-14 1-7 4-6 6 6 2 0 1 13 12 -
Steven Smith * 40 10-22 0-3 2-2 8 2 2 0 3 22 9 -
Willie Burton * 24 1-5 1-3 3-3 2 0 0 0 0 6 3 -
Henry James * 23 4-7 3-5 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 11 4 -
Eldridge Recasner * 17 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -3 -
Ivano Newbill * 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 -

New York Knicks

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Charles Oakley * 40 4-6 0-0 1-2 18 3 0 0 2 9 22 -
Allan Houston * 40 6-15 1-3 3-5 7 2 0 0 1 16 9 -
Patrick Ewing * 39 6-17 0-0 5-6 6 2 0 1 2 17 7 -
Chris Childs * 33 4-12 3-7 4-6 3 7 0 0 4 15 9 -
Larry Johnson * 28 2-5 0-1 2-2 4 3 0 0 2 6 6 -
John Starks * 24 4-10 1-4 3-4 4 0 1 1 1 12 7 -
Buck Williams * 15 2-2 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 0 2 4 5 -
Charlie Ward * 14 1-2 1-1 0-0 2 2 2 0 2 3 5 -
John Wallace * 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -

* = starter