Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 57.9% | 42.1% | -1.7 | ✓ (1.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.1% | 45.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks -3 (99-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 43 | 8-15 | 1-2 | 11-15 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 32 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 41 | 10-22 | 0-2 | 7-8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 13 | - |
| Delonte West * | 34 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 30 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 24 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 15 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 12 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -2 | - |
| Orien Greene * | 12 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Justin Reed * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine * | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Dan Dickau | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 46 | 9-22 | 0-0 | 17-21 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 23 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 39 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 18 | - |
| Channing Frye * | 34 | 8-13 | 1-1 | 8-9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 16 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 21 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Jackie Butler * | 20 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 18 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 16 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Antonio Davis * | 13 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Jerome James | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Malik Rose | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter