Model Predictions
| Model | Miami Heat | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 19.9% | 80.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 40.3% | 59.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 39.1% | 60.9% | +2.4 | ✓ (21.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.2% | 49.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Knicks +24 (97-73). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Mashburn * | 37 | 6-14 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 3 | - |
| Tim Hardaway * | 32 | 1-8 | 0-5 | 3-4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Alonzo Mourning * | 31 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 8 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 30 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 29 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Terry Porter * | 26 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Dan Majerle * | 17 | 0-5 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Keith Askins * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Voshon Lenard | 8 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Duane Causwell | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Rex Walters | 5 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mark Strickland | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston * | 31 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 28 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 21 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 28 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 27 | 6-14 | 1-1 | 7-8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 10 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 25 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 24 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 23 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 20 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 20 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Rick Brunson | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Herb Williams | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter