Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 40.4% | 59.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 44.9% | 55.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 24.4% | 75.6% | +6.2 | ✓ (13.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.0% | 58.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder +20 (84-64). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Johnson * | 38 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 37 | 3-11 | 2-7 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Charles Oakley * | 34 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 31 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 30 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 5-10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 22 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Buck Williams * | 20 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - |
| John Starks * | 10 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| John Wallace | 7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Scott Brooks | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 36 | 8-16 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 34 | 2-11 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 34 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 9-10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 28 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 23 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Terry Cummings * | 22 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 18 | - |
| Jim McIlvaine * | 18 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Nate McMillan * | 17 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Craig Ehlo * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Eric Snow | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Larry Stewart | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter