Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 56.2% | 43.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 65.7% | 34.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 53.0% | 47.0% | -0.7 | ✗ (7.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.9% | 49.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +7 (105-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston * | 40 | 7-18 | 2-8 | 3-3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 3 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 39 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 25 | - |
| Charles Oakley * | 38 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 30 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 4-6 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 18 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 28 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Buck Williams * | 26 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 17 | - |
| John Starks * | 11 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Scott Brooks * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| John Wallace | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson * | 44 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 13-14 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 18 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 41 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 40 | 11-21 | 2-3 | 8-9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 19 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 37 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | - |
| Loren Meyer * | 30 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 17 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 21 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 12 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Wayman Tisdale | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Steve Nash | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ben Davis | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Rumeal Robinson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter