Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 88.5% | 11.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 79.1% | 20.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 80.3% | 19.7% | -7.7 | ✓ (2.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 72.3% | 27.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls -5 (68-73). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing * | 39 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 37 | 7-18 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 2 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 37 | 4-9 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 31 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 27 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 17 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 25 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 18 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Dennis Scott * | 15 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| David Wingate | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Kukoc * | 41 | 4-22 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | -1 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 38 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 7-8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 35 | 0-7 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Andrew Lang * | 26 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 24 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Rusty LaRue * | 16 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 14 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Bill Wennington * | 11 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Kornel David * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Dickey Simpkins | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Mario Bennett | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
* = starter