Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 85.4% | 14.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 64.8% | 35.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 53.6% | 46.4% | -0.8 | ✗ (24.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.2% | 45.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +24 (98-74). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Ward * | 34 | 1-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 34 | 5-14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 32 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 27 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Dennis Scott * | 25 | 2-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 22 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 17 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| David Wingate | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Rick Brunson | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Ben Davis | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Kemp * | 37 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 10-10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 18 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 37 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 18 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 29 | 5-10 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 25 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 25 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | - |
| Johnny Newman * | 23 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 23 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Antonio Lang | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Mitchell Butler | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Ryan Stack | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter