Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 16.0% | 84.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 27.3% | 72.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 14.4% | 85.6% | +9.8 | ✓ (8.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.8% | 60.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls +1 (88-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing * | 41 | 9-23 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 41 | 8-15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 40 | 5-18 | 3-9 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | -1 | - |
| Charles Oakley * | 35 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 34 | 7-13 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 23 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Buck Williams * | 19 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| John Wallace | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan * | 43 | 18-30 | 5-8 | 10-11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 29 | - |
| Scottie Pippen * | 40 | 6-15 | 2-8 | 1-1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 17 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 31 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Toni Kukoc * | 31 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 30 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Jason Caffey * | 23 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Steve Kerr * | 21 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Bill Wennington * | 16 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
* = starter