Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 41.7% | 58.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 40.6% | 59.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 34.2% | 65.8% | +3.6 | ✗ (7.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 31.3% | 68.7% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 7.7% | 92.3% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 12.3% | 87.7% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 12.3% | 87.7% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 19.5% | 80.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks -4 (102-106). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Morris Sr. * | 40 | 10-22 | 4-8 | 5-6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 20 | - | |
| Frank Ntilikina * | 37 | 5-12 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 19 | - | |
| Julius Randle * | 36 | 7-16 | 2-8 | 5-8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 18 | - | |
| RJ Barrett * | 34 | 1-9 | 0-1 | 1-6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | - | |
| Taj Gibson * | 27 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 16 | - | |
| Bobby Portis | 24 | 5-15 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | - | |
| Allonzo Trier | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - | |
| Kevin Knox II | 14 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - | |
| Damyean Dotson | 6 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Doncic * | 35 | 13-26 | 3-11 | 9-9 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 36 | - | |
| Kristaps Porzingis * | 35 | 11-22 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 20 | - | |
| Dwight Powell * | 27 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - | |
| Dorian Finney-Smith * | 21 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | |
| Courtney Lee * | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | |
| Maxi Kleber | 29 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - | |
| Delon Wright | 25 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 23 | 5-15 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | - | |
| Jalen Brunson | 16 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | - | |
| Seth Curry | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | |
| Justin Jackson | 7 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
* = starter