Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Miami Heat | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 36.5% | 63.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 41.9% | 58.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 29.9% | 70.1% | +4.7 | ✓ (10.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.0% | 56.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Miami Heat +15 (96-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing * | 40 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 4 | - |
| Charles Oakley * | 33 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 33 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | - |
| John Starks * | 30 | 6-12 | 1-5 | 8-10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 10 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 29 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 22 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Buck Williams * | 20 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 20 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - |
| John Wallace | 5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Scott Brooks | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Brown * | 40 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 21 | - |
| Tim Hardaway * | 39 | 3-17 | 2-7 | 8-9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 4 | - |
| Dan Majerle * | 37 | 3-8 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 30 | 8-11 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Alonzo Mourning * | 26 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Jamal Mashburn * | 21 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Willie Anderson * | 17 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Ike Austin * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| John Crotty * | 8 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -4 | - |
| Mark Strickland | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter