Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 76.3% | 23.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 53.1% | 46.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 42.6% | 57.4% | +1.6 | ✗ (8.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.0% | 52.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -7 (87-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Johnson * | 40 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 39 | 10-20 | 4-6 | 5-5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 12 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 37 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 32 | 6-15 | 1-3 | 10-10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 9 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 25 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 22 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 22 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 20 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Robinson * | 41 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 39 | 5-16 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 32 | 10-21 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 7 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 31 | 0-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Chris Morris * | 23 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 23 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 8-10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | - |
| George McCloud * | 19 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Toby Bailey * | 17 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Gerald Brown * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Joe Kleine * | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Pat Garrity | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter