Model Predictions
| Model | Detroit Pistons | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 34.3% | 65.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 48.1% | 51.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 43.6% | 56.4% | +1.4 | ✓ (10.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.8% | 47.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Knicks +12 (100-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsey Hunter * | 30 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Michael Curry * | 30 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - |
| John Crotty * | 26 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Jerry Stackhouse * | 26 | 10-17 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 9 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 24 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Jud Buechler * | 23 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Christian Laettner * | 22 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Terry Mills * | 19 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Eric Montross * | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Loy Vaught * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Mikki Moore | 17 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston * | 37 | 9-15 | 4-5 | 7-8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 20 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 36 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 32 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 32 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 31 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 25 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 22 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Rick Brunson * | 12 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | - |
| John Wallace * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Chris Dudley | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| David Wingate | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter