Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 43.1% | 56.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 33.3% | 66.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 22.0% | 78.0% | +7.0 | ✓ (11.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.6% | 58.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +18 (92-74). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Drexler * | 38 | 5-13 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 4 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 34 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 31 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 26 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 24 | 3-13 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 22 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Brent Price * | 21 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 19 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Charles Jones | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Rodrick Rhodes | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Oakley * | 37 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 37 | 7-13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 34 | 6-15 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 33 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - |
| John Starks * | 28 | 9-15 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 17 | - |
| Chris Mills * | 26 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 26 | 3-13 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | -1 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Terry Cummings | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brooks Thompson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Anthony Bowie | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter