Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 14.7% | 85.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 14.9% | 85.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 7.4% | 92.6% | +13.9 | ✓ (10.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 34.3% | 65.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +24 (106-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston * | 37 | 5-13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 37 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 33 | 3-11 | 2-8 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 32 | 6-17 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 31 | 6-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 20 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 18 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 13 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| John Wallace | 9 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Andrew Lang | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Rick Brunson | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 41 | 14-28 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 24 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 32 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 29 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 19 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 28 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 25 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 24 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | - |
| A.C. Green * | 20 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 19 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Derek Fisher | 9 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| John Salley | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Travis Knight | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Devean George | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
* = starter