Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 13.1% | 86.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 23.8% | 76.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 12.7% | 87.3% | +10.6 | ✓ (4.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 32.6% | 67.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +15 (107-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latrell Sprewell * | 42 | 8-20 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 7 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 38 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | - |
| Mark Jackson * | 32 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 29 | 6-13 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 23 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 18 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 22 | 4-13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 22 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 15 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Larry Robinson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 40 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 8-10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 28 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 37 | 11-20 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 19 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 31 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 8-8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 24 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 1-4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 23 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 20 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 18 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 17 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Rodney Rogers | 19 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | - |
| Kedrick Brown | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter