Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 57.9% | 42.1% | -1.7 | ✓ (32.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.1% | 45.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks -34 (73-107). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Davis * | 35 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 34 | 10-18 | 2-4 | 6-6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 29 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 28 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 25 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 23 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 19 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 18 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 15 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Sweetney * | 32 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 32 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 31 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 28 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 25 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 20 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 20 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
* = starter