Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 61.2% | 38.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 37.9% | 62.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 32.0% | 68.0% | +4.2 | ✓ (16.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.7% | 55.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +21 (89-68). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston * | 34 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 29 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 29 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 2-5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 27 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 26 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 22 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 15 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | - |
| David Wingate * | 15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Rick Brunson | 6 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Herb Williams | 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Dennis Scott | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsey Hunter * | 32 | 7-12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Grant Hill * | 32 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Eric Montross * | 28 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Jud Buechler * | 25 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Joe Dumars * | 24 | 7-11 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 24 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Bison Dele * | 19 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Don Reid * | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 13 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 6-8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Loy Vaught * | 11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Charles O'Bannon | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Corey Beck | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter