Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 48.5% | 51.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 68.3% | 31.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 48.8% | 51.2% | +0.3 | ✗ (9.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.7% | 46.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks -9 (79-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryon Russell * | 42 | 5-11 | 2-2 | 7-10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 20 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 36 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 15 | - |
| John Stockton * | 35 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 31 | 5-10 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Olden Polynice * | 26 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 18 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Armen Gilliam * | 15 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Quincy Lewis * | 6 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Adam Keefe | 5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston * | 44 | 6-15 | 0-1 | 8-9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 43 | 8-16 | 0-2 | 6-8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 11 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 38 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 34 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 29 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 28 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - |
| John Wallace * | 10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Chris Dudley | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Rick Brunson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter