Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 13.6% | 86.4% | +8.9 | ✓ (15.1 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 22.4% | 77.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 18.8% | 81.2% | +8.1 | ✓ (15.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.1% | 60.9% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 27.8% | 72.2% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 27.8% | 72.2% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 31.3% | 68.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers +24 (111-87). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hardaway Jr. * | 35 | 8-18 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 4 | - |
| Frank Ntilikina * | 28 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Enes Freedom * | 27 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 24 | - |
| Emmanuel Mudiay * | 25 | 1-9 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | -5 | - |
| Lance Thomas * | 19 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Michael Beasley | 25 | 8-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Trey Burke | 20 | 2-12 | 0-3 | 0-4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Damyean Dotson | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Kyle O'Quinn | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Troy Williams | 16 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Luke Kornet | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Isaiah Hicks | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ McCollum * | 34 | 7-18 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | - |
| Damian Lillard * | 31 | 10-18 | 8-11 | 9-11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 22 | - |
| Al-Farouq Aminu * | 25 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Evan Turner * | 20 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Jusuf Nurkić * | 18 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Shabazz Napier | 26 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 6-6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Ed Davis | 26 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | - |
| Pat Connaughton | 24 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Zach Collins | 22 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Jake Layman | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Caleb Swanigan | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Wade Baldwin IV | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
* = starter