Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 45.6% | 54.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 35.4% | 64.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 42.1% | 57.9% | +1.7 | ✓ (2.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.5% | 51.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +4 (99-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 43 | 10-17 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 16 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 41 | 7-11 | 3-4 | 5-5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 24 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 39 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 35 | 5-12 | 2-3 | 4-7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 4 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 26 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 25 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 14 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Brent Price | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Matt Bullard | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Oakley * | 41 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 38 | 9-16 | 2-4 | 8-8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 16 | - |
| Buck Williams * | 35 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 33 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 16 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 33 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | - |
| John Starks * | 28 | 5-17 | 1-10 | 3-3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 22 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| John Wallace | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter