Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 22.7% | 77.3% | +6.7 | ✓ (7.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.9% | 60.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +14 (114-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 44 | 8-18 | 1-2 | 5-12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 10 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 42 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 7-14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 36 | 3-11 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Antonio Davis * | 33 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Matt Barnes * | 24 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 22 | 4-7 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 22 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Jerome James * | 7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Nate Robinson | 9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Malik Rose | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Davis * | 45 | 10-22 | 2-3 | 5-8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 17 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 44 | 6-18 | 0-2 | 18-24 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 26 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 42 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Delonte West * | 40 | 5-9 | 0-3 | 4-6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 29 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 29 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine * | 10 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Orien Greene * | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Justin Reed * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Ryan Gomes * | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter