Model Predictions
| Model | San Antonio Spurs | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 71.0% | 29.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 69.3% | 30.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 57.6% | 42.4% | -1.7 | ✓ (0.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.4% | 44.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks -1 (77-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan * | 46 | 12-22 | 0-1 | 7-9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 19 | - |
| Avery Johnson * | 39 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | - |
| David Robinson * | 38 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Sean Elliott * | 36 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 35 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Jaren Jackson * | 24 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Steve Kerr * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston * | 45 | 8-17 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 42 | 13-27 | 1-1 | 8-10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 19 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 40 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 27 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 26 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 24 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Herb Williams | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter