Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 89.0% | 11.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 87.6% | 12.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 79.3% | 20.7% | -7.4 | ✗ (15.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 65.2% | 34.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks +8 (91-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Oakley * | 37 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 36 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 33 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 5-6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 31 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | - |
| John Starks * | 27 | 4-13 | 2-10 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 27 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | -2 | - |
| Buck Williams * | 20 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| John Wallace * | 12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finley * | 45 | 6-20 | 3-5 | 8-10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 20 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 36 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 34 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 12-12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 15 | - |
| Derek Harper * | 31 | 6-9 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Khalid Reeves * | 30 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Greg Dreiling * | 27 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 18 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 13 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Martin Muursepp | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
* = starter