Model Predictions
| Model | Detroit Pistons | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 24.1% | 75.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 47.9% | 52.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 37.8% | 62.2% | +2.7 | ✓ (6.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.3% | 50.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +9 (78-69). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill * | 39 | 10-21 | 0-0 | 11-12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 15 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 35 | 1-11 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Bison Dele * | 31 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Loy Vaught * | 22 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Joe Dumars * | 22 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 19 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -3 | - |
| Jud Buechler * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 16 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Don Reid * | 15 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Mark Macon * | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Eric Montross * | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Steve Henson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston * | 40 | 6-18 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 8 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 40 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 39 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 38 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 19 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 26 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 20 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 18 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Dennis Scott | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | - |
| David Wingate | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Rick Brunson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter