Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 22.7% | 77.3% | +6.7 | ✗ (21.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.9% | 60.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -15 (86-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Crawford * | 45 | 10-19 | 4-6 | 7-7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 29 | - |
| Jackie Butler * | 32 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Qyntel Woods * | 31 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 25 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 22 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | - |
| David Lee * | 22 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 21 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 14 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Ime Udoka * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Jerome James | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Green * | 34 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | -2 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 32 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 32 | 6-14 | 1-4 | 6-8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 31 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 18 | - |
| Ryan Gomes * | 26 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 22 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Orien Greene * | 19 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Delonte West * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Dwayne Jones | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter