Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Atlanta Hawks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 50.9% | 49.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 52.8% | 47.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 28.9% | 71.1% | +5.0 | ✓ (12.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.9% | 56.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Atlanta Hawks +17 (88-71). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Oakley * | 35 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 35 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 32 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 6 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 28 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | - |
| John Starks * | 26 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 26 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| John Wallace * | 16 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Buck Williams * | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Herb Williams * | 7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Laettner * | 41 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Henry James * | 40 | 7-13 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 39 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 23 | - |
| Mookie Blaylock * | 39 | 6-16 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Steven Smith * | 38 | 5-15 | 1-2 | 7-8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | - |
| Eldridge Recasner * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Ivano Newbill * | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - |
| Darrin Hancock | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Priest Lauderdale | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Donnie Boyce | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jon Barry | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter