Model Predictions
| Model | Miami Heat | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 51.0% | 49.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 42.3% | 57.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 39.0% | 61.0% | +2.5 | ✓ (11.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.3% | 49.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Knicks +14 (94-80). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Mashburn * | 44 | 8-17 | 2-8 | 3-4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Tim Hardaway * | 38 | 10-16 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 12 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 37 | 5-14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 3 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 29 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Alonzo Mourning * | 28 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 21 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Otis Thorpe * | 19 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Anthony Carter | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Mark Strickland | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing * | 43 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 21 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 42 | 9-18 | 1-1 | 5-5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 11 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 41 | 8-15 | 1-1 | 8-8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 15 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 36 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 22 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 23 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 23 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Rick Brunson * | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - |
| John Wallace | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Chris Dudley | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
* = starter