Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 25.6% | 74.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 42.5% | 57.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 35.1% | 64.9% | +3.4 | ✗ (30.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.5% | 54.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -27 (77-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing * | 31 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 20 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 30 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Chris Mills * | 28 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 27 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Charles Oakley * | 26 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | - |
| John Starks * | 26 | 5-13 | 1-3 | 2-5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 25 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 22 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | - |
| Buck Williams * | 12 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Person * | 33 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 31 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 31 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 30 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 28 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 28 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 16 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 15 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Scott Brooks * | 10 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Henry James | 9 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Shawnelle Scott | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter