Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 39.8% | 60.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 53.0% | 47.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 54.8% | 45.2% | -1.1 | ✗ (12.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.4% | 47.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +11 (95-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing * | 34 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Charles Oakley * | 34 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 33 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | - |
| John Starks * | 29 | 8-17 | 2-7 | 11-13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 13 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 24 | 5-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 24 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 23 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Chris Mills * | 20 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 13 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 39 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 19 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 39 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 38 | 3-13 | 1-6 | 9-10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 34 | 4-11 | 4-7 | 11-13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 32 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Rodrick Rhodes * | 17 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Brent Price * | 14 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Emanual Davis * | 6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter