Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 57.9% | 42.1% | -1.7 | ✗ (4.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.1% | 45.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Knicks +3 (89-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 35 | 6-20 | 0-4 | 5-5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 34 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Mike James * | 28 | 1-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 27 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 24 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 8-8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 21 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Kedrick Brown * | 21 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 20 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Jumaine Jones * | 15 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston * | 37 | 8-17 | 4-6 | 6-7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 15 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 37 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | - |
| Keith Van Horn * | 35 | 8-17 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 11 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 30 | 2-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Michael Doleac * | 19 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 18 | 2-9 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Frank Williams * | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter