Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 7.9% | 92.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 23.4% | 76.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 19.9% | 80.1% | +7.7 | ✓ (0.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.8% | 60.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +7 (85-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Anderson * | 37 | 3-12 | 0-3 | 9-9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 34 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 34 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 9-12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 33 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 30 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 21 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Johnny Newman * | 17 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 16 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Mitchell Butler * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Antonio Lang | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston * | 40 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 38 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 17 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 37 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 34 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 27 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 22 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Dennis Scott * | 21 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Herb Williams | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| David Wingate | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter