Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Miami Heat | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 36.5% | 63.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 41.9% | 58.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 29.9% | 70.1% | +4.7 | ✗ (5.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.0% | 56.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Miami Heat -1 (99-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Oakley * | 42 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 41 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 11-11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 26 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 35 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 33 | 5-5 | 3-3 | 4-4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 31 | 7-10 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 10 | - |
| John Starks * | 22 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 15 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Buck Williams * | 11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| John Wallace | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Scott Brooks | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Mashburn * | 44 | 4-13 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Tim Hardaway * | 42 | 9-19 | 4-11 | 6-7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 16 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 39 | 9-17 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 9 | - |
| Ike Austin * | 33 | 8-16 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 31 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Alonzo Mourning * | 24 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Keith Askins * | 22 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| John Crotty | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Willie Anderson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter