Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 20.9% | 79.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 30.9% | 69.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 22.6% | 77.4% | +6.8 | ✓ (2.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.9% | 60.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +4 (105-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Felton * | 36 | 6-14 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Amar'e Stoudemire * | 35 | 8-17 | 2-3 | 9-13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 22 | - |
| Landry Fields * | 34 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | - |
| Wilson Chandler * | 33 | 9-20 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | - |
| Toney Douglas * | 24 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Ronny Turiaf * | 22 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Henry Walker * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Timofey Mozgov * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Danilo Gallinari * | 11 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Roger Mason Jr. * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajon Rondo * | 45 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 2-6 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 26 | - |
| Ray Allen * | 40 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 38 | 9-20 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 22 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 29 | 12-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 15 | - |
| Glen Davis * | 23 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 22 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 20 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Marquis Daniels * | 17 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Von Wafer * | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter