Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 20.3% | 79.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 29.7% | 70.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 20.2% | 79.8% | +7.6 | ✓ (5.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.2% | 57.8% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 32.4% | 67.6% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 31.3% | 68.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 31.2% | 68.8% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 33.8% | 66.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +2 (120-118). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Felton * | 39 | 5-13 | 2-4 | 7-10 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 27 | - |
| Landry Fields * | 37 | 10-15 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 24 | - |
| Danilo Gallinari * | 35 | 6-19 | 2-10 | 7-8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 15 | - |
| Amar'e Stoudemire * | 32 | 10-19 | 1-2 | 3-8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | - |
| Wilson Chandler * | 31 | 8-16 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 12 | - |
| Toney Douglas * | 16 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Timofey Mozgov * | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Henry Walker * | 10 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Anthony Randolph * | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Roger Mason Jr. * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ronny Turiaf | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arron Afflalo * | 38 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 36 | 8-21 | 0-1 | 10-14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 14 | - |
| Shelden Williams * | 33 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 32 | 4-12 | 0-2 | 5-7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 29 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Ty Lawson * | 24 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Gary Forbes * | 22 | 8-13 | 3-3 | 0-1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Al Harrington * | 21 | 7-15 | 2-6 | 6-7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | - |
| JR Smith | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter