Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Orlando Magic | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 38.0% | 62.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 44.8% | 55.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 51.3% | 48.7% | -0.3 | ✓ (4.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.2% | 47.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Orlando Magic -5 (79-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Johnson * | 42 | 10-16 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 16 | - |
| Buck Williams * | 34 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 32 | 4-12 | 1-2 | 7-8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | - |
| John Starks * | 29 | 7-12 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 20 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 27 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Chris Mills * | 21 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 20 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Charles Oakley * | 17 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Herb Williams | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Grant * | 41 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Rony Seikaly * | 33 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Derek Harper * | 32 | 6-13 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Brian Evans * | 31 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Bo Outlaw * | 28 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Mark Price * | 26 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Darrell Armstrong * | 22 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 6-7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Gerald Wilkins * | 14 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Dan Schayes * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Donald Royal * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter