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 | ✓ (8.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.6% | 44.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -9 (91-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston * | 39 | 9-12 | 1-2 | 6-7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 18 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 39 | 4-13 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 38 | 5-5 | 3-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 19 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 30 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 27 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 27 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 20 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Rick Brunson * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Travis Knight | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 45 | 12-21 | 3-5 | 3-7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 15 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 38 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 34 | 4-15 | 2-7 | 6-7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 3 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 34 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 30 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 16 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 7 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Randy Brown | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter