Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 33.1% | 66.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 26.5% | 73.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 23.4% | 76.6% | +6.5 | ✗ (12.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.4% | 61.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Knicks -6 (86-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 47 | 8-20 | 2-8 | 5-8 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 22 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 35 | 13-21 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 17 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 33 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 31 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 27 | 0-7 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 17 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 16 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latrell Sprewell * | 40 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 39 | 12-22 | 6-9 | 2-2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 19 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 38 | 2-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 36 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 30 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 29 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Travis Knight | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Rick Brunson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter