Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 67.0% | 33.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 55.1% | 44.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 58.2% | 41.8% | -1.8 | ✗ (9.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.1% | 45.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Knicks +8 (118-110). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 43 | 11-19 | 4-6 | 17-18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 28 | - |
| Avery Bradley * | 38 | 6-9 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 38 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 22 | - |
| Brandon Bass * | 34 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 34 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 16 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Keyon Dooling * | 16 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | - |
| Marquis Daniels * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Greg Stiemsma | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ryan Hollins | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| E'Twaun Moore | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| JaJuan Johnson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Chandler * | 41 | 9-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 40 | 13-24 | 2-4 | 7-8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 30 | - |
| JR Smith * | 35 | 8-16 | 7-10 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 19 | - |
| Steve Novak * | 27 | 8-10 | 8-10 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Mike Bibby * | 26 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | - |
| Iman Shumpert * | 24 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Landry Fields * | 19 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Baron Davis * | 18 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Jared Jeffries * | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter