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1996-12-28

Model Predictions

Model Orlando Magic New York Knicks Spread Result
Elo 25.2% 74.8% -
Bradley-Terry 29.6% 70.4% -
Margin 24.7% 75.3% +6.1 (4.9 off)
Pythagorean 41.4% 58.6% -

Actual: New York Knicks +11 (96-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Orlando Magic

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Dennis Scott * 42 6-16 1-4 2-3 4 2 0 0 1 15 4 -
Horace Grant * 41 4-12 0-0 1-2 7 1 0 0 1 9 4 -
Gerald Wilkins * 40 8-15 2-6 3-4 5 4 4 0 2 21 17 -
Brian Shaw * 36 3-11 1-4 3-6 2 5 3 0 3 10 6 -
Rony Seikaly * 30 3-7 0-0 3-4 10 0 1 1 5 9 9 -
Darrell Armstrong * 24 3-5 1-2 4-4 4 6 2 0 3 11 15 -
Derek Strong * 23 4-5 0-1 2-5 1 0 0 0 1 10 5 -

New York Knicks

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Patrick Ewing * 39 9-16 0-0 9-10 4 3 3 6 4 27 23 -
Chris Childs * 38 5-10 2-2 2-2 8 11 0 2 4 14 21 -
Charles Oakley * 38 5-9 0-0 1-1 7 2 1 0 2 11 10 -
Larry Johnson * 37 6-9 0-0 2-2 4 1 2 0 2 14 10 -
Allan Houston * 36 5-10 3-5 4-6 5 0 0 0 4 17 8 -
John Starks * 21 1-7 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 3 -3 -
Buck Williams * 18 3-5 0-0 2-4 5 1 1 0 0 8 10 -
Charlie Ward * 9 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 1 0 2 2 3 -

* = starter