Model Predictions
| Model | Detroit Pistons | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 34.4% | 65.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 41.0% | 59.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 33.3% | 66.7% | +3.8 | ✗ (11.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.6% | 53.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Knicks -8 (86-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsey Hunter * | 47 | 7-12 | 1-1 | 8-11 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 21 | - |
| Grant Hill * | 41 | 9-16 | 1-1 | 15-18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 33 | - |
| Malik Sealy * | 38 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Bison Dele * | 33 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | - |
| Aaron McKie * | 27 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Grant Long * | 27 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Theo Ratliff * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Don Reid * | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Rick Mahorn | 13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Jerome Williams | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing * | 36 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 8-12 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 35 | 7-18 | 0-7 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 4 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 34 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Charles Oakley * | 29 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 27 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | - |
| John Starks * | 21 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 20 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Chris Mills * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Buck Williams * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter