Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 50.3% | 49.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 60.9% | 39.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 54.1% | 45.9% | -0.9 | ✓ (1.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.6% | 44.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -2 (101-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston * | 47 | 13-20 | 5-5 | 6-8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 20 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 46 | 4-6 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 24 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 42 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 41 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 21 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 34 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 22 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 16 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Lavor Postell * | 15 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 49 | 10-22 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 45 | 10-19 | 4-7 | 11-14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 23 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 41 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Rick Brunson * | 38 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 26 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 18 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 22 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 13 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Mark Blount | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Chris Carr | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
* = starter