Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 59.2% | 40.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 67.8% | 32.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 50.0% | 50.0% | +0.0 | ✓ (10.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.3% | 46.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +10 (106-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston * | 41 | 5-15 | 1-3 | 10-10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 6 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 37 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 7-8 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 26 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 31 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 28 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 24 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 23 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 23 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 23 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Rick Brunson | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamond Murray * | 33 | 7-20 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 33 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 27 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 24 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 25 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 22 | 5-8 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 20 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 20 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 20 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 17 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 15 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Earl Boykins | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter