Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 62.0% | 38.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 68.0% | 32.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 41.8% | 58.2% | +1.8 | ✗ (7.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.6% | 52.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -6 (88-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing * | 41 | 5-16 | 0-0 | 11-12 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 24 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 39 | 7-10 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 15 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 35 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Charles Oakley * | 32 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 29 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| John Starks * | 27 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Buck Williams * | 20 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Sura * | 45 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 6-6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 23 | - |
| Terrell Brandon * | 44 | 12-20 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 24 | - |
| Chris Mills * | 38 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Tyrone Hill * | 34 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 26 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 22 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Antonio Lang * | 15 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Mark West * | 10 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Shawnelle Scott | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Donny Marshall | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter