Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 48.8% | 51.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 44.7% | 55.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 40.7% | 59.3% | +2.1 | ✓ (5.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.4% | 52.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +8 (86-78). 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 | 8-22 | 0-0 | 11-14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 20 | - |
| Buck Williams * | 36 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 23 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 34 | 2-13 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | - |
| Chris Mills * | 33 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 28 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
| John Starks * | 28 | 4-12 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 3 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 21 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Pete Myers | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill * | 41 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 12-16 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 21 | - |
| Bison Dele * | 36 | 12-22 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19 | - |
| Joe Dumars * | 33 | 4-14 | 4-11 | 1-1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Malik Sealy * | 26 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 26 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Theo Ratliff * | 22 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Scot Pollard * | 19 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Aaron McKie * | 17 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Don Reid * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Grant Long * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Rick Mahorn | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter