Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 22.7% | 77.3% | +6.7 | ✓ (10.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.9% | 60.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +17 (111-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 43 | 8-18 | 0-4 | 15-18 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 25 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 37 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 33 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Michael Sweetney * | 28 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 25 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 20 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 18 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 17 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jamison Brewer * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Blount * | 35 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 32 | 10-19 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 4 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 31 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 21 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 31 | 6-10 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 30 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 17 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 17 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 16 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Delonte West | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Justin Reed | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter