Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 57.9% | 42.1% | -1.7 | ✓ (14.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.1% | 45.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks -16 (93-109). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen * | 43 | 6-15 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 34 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 23 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 30 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 29 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 22 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 27 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 21 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -2 | - |
| Eddie House * | 20 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Leon Powe * | 14 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Glen Davis * | 12 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Crawford * | 46 | 8-17 | 1-6 | 5-5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 10 | - |
| Zach Randolph * | 40 | 8-18 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 23 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 31 | 7-13 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Fred Jones * | 30 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 27 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 11-13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Jared Jeffries * | 25 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | - |
| David Lee * | 20 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Renaldo Balkman | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jerome James | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Mardy Collins | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter