Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 23.5% | 76.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 20.9% | 79.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 34.0% | 66.0% | +3.7 | ✓ (4.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.4% | 53.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +8 (90-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Mills * | 39 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Bobby Phills * | 37 | 10-16 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 12 | - |
| Tyrone Hill * | 36 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 36 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Terrell Brandon * | 33 | 3-14 | 0-3 | 8-10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 27 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 20 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | - |
| Donny Marshall * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Antonio Lang * | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Reggie Geary | 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 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 39 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 36 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 20 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 36 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 35 | 11-16 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 15 | - |
| John Starks * | 22 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Buck Williams * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Scott Brooks | 11 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| John Wallace | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter