Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 37.4% | 62.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 50.6% | 49.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 33.7% | 66.3% | +3.7 | ✓ (16.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.5% | 54.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +20 (106-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston * | 36 | 6-12 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 30 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 30 | 8-16 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | - |
| Charles Oakley * | 28 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| John Starks * | 28 | 5-15 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 25 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| John Wallace * | 21 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Buck Williams * | 19 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Herb Williams * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 4 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Scott Brooks | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barkley * | 33 | 9-17 | 2-6 | 9-10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 22 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 30 | 7-11 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 23 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 29 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 28 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 23 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 22 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 20 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 18 | 1-7 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Brent Price * | 17 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Matt Bullard | 4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Tracy Moore | 4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter