Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 45.6% | 54.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 55.8% | 44.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 56.1% | 43.9% | -1.4 | ✓ (6.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.5% | 47.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks -8 (96-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Martin * | 42 | 8-18 | 3-7 | 9-11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 16 | - |
| Kyle Lowry * | 35 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 5-8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 34 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 20 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 32 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 30 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 16 | - |
| Courtney Lee * | 21 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Jordan Hill * | 16 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Brad Miller * | 13 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Ish Smith * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Felton * | 39 | 6-16 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | - |
| Amar'e Stoudemire * | 37 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 14 | - |
| Wilson Chandler * | 37 | 7-15 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Danilo Gallinari * | 35 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 6-9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Landry Fields * | 31 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Toney Douglas * | 18 | 1-11 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Timofey Mozgov * | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Anthony Randolph * | 10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Roger Mason Jr. * | 10 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter