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1997-01-26

Model Predictions

Model Miami Heat New York Knicks Spread Result
Elo 46.5% 53.5% -
Bradley-Terry 43.8% 56.2% -
Margin 46.5% 53.5% +0.8 (5.2 off)
Pythagorean 50.0% 50.0% -

Actual: New York Knicks +6 (95-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Miami Heat

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
P.J. Brown * 46 7-12 0-0 0-0 8 1 0 4 3 14 12 -
Tim Hardaway * 42 4-17 2-8 1-2 4 12 2 0 3 11 9 -
Alonzo Mourning * 31 7-17 0-1 8-12 7 0 1 1 2 22 12 -
Keith Askins * 30 4-5 2-3 0-0 8 1 2 1 1 10 16 -
Sasha Danilovic * 27 5-10 2-4 0-0 1 2 2 0 2 12 5 -
Voshon Lenard * 25 1-6 1-6 0-0 2 4 0 0 1 3 2 -
Ike Austin * 24 5-11 0-0 4-6 3 2 2 1 4 14 7 -
John Crotty * 10 1-1 1-1 0-0 2 3 0 0 0 3 7 -

New York Knicks

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Patrick Ewing * 40 9-19 0-0 6-8 10 3 0 2 3 24 17 -
Chris Childs * 40 3-8 1-2 0-0 5 8 1 1 2 7 12 -
Larry Johnson * 38 6-11 1-1 1-1 6 0 2 0 3 14 8 -
Charles Oakley * 34 7-11 0-1 2-2 11 2 2 0 0 16 20 -
Allan Houston * 31 6-14 2-3 3-5 4 2 1 0 4 17 6 -
John Starks * 21 2-7 1-4 2-2 3 1 1 0 2 7 3 -
Charlie Ward * 21 4-6 1-2 1-1 4 5 1 0 2 10 12 -
Herb Williams * 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -
John Wallace 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -

* = starter