Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 22.7% | 77.3% | +6.7 | ✗ (24.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.9% | 60.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -18 (74-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shandon Anderson * | 37 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 8-8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 6 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 31 | 6-13 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Keith Van Horn * | 30 | 5-13 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 28 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 27 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 25 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 17 | - |
| Michael Doleac * | 19 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 17 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Frank Williams | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Bruno Sundov | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Blount * | 41 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 25 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 36 | 3-16 | 1-7 | 5-6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 33 | 1-9 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Mike James * | 27 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 27 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 23 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 21 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 14 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Brandon Hunter | 8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Jumaine Jones | 5 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter