Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 16.0% | 84.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 27.3% | 72.7% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 14.4% | 85.6% | +9.8 | ✗ (11.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.8% | 60.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls -2 (101-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing * | 40 | 13-21 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 15 | - |
| Charles Oakley * | 38 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 19 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 36 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 36 | 8-16 | 2-4 | 7-8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 10 | - |
| John Starks * | 25 | 6-14 | 3-7 | 5-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 25 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 16 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Buck Williams * | 16 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | - |
| John Wallace | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan * | 39 | 14-22 | 1-1 | 4-8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 15 | - |
| Scottie Pippen * | 37 | 4-10 | 0-5 | 4-4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 21 | - |
| Jason Caffey * | 34 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 27 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Steve Kerr * | 26 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 19 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Bison Dele * | 16 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 14 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Jud Buechler * | 13 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Dickey Simpkins * | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Robert Parish | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter