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 | ✓ (0.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.5% | 54.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +3 (88-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Oakley * | 45 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 22 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 44 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 20 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 43 | 7-25 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | -1 | - |
| Chris Mills * | 43 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 8-9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 41 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| John Starks * | 17 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -5 | - |
| Anthony Bowie * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Terry Cummings * | 11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Herb Williams | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Ben Davis | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Kemp * | 45 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 8-12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 21 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 44 | 4-9 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 36 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 35 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 34 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 34 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 22 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Scott Brooks * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Carl Thomas | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter