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 | ✗ (17.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.2% | 49.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks -15 (72-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alonzo Mourning * | 39 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 6-13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 17 | - |
| Tim Hardaway * | 35 | 5-14 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Terry Porter * | 32 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 23 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 29 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Dan Majerle * | 29 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Jamal Mashburn * | 26 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 20 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 14 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Duane Causwell | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Keith Askins | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Rex Walters | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latrell Sprewell * | 37 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | -1 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 37 | 4-15 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 34 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 29 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 28 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 28 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 19 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 19 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Rick Brunson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Herb Williams | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter