Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 21.6% | 78.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 36.2% | 63.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 27.2% | 72.8% | +5.4 | ✗ (35.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.3% | 50.7% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 54.2% | 45.8% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 51.4% | 48.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 51.4% | 48.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 45.7% | 54.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -30 (75-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle * | 31 | 7-14 | 2-5 | 4-5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| RJ Barrett * | 29 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 7-8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Reggie Bullock * | 28 | 4-9 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Mitchell Robinson * | 24 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - | - | |
| Elfrid Payton * | 23 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Nerlens Noel | 23 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | - | |
| Immanuel Quickley | 21 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | - | - | |
| Austin Rivers | 16 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Obi Toppin | 16 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | - | - | |
| Kevin Knox II | 15 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Theo Pinson | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Ignas Brazdeikis | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown * | 32 | 9-20 | 3-9 | 4-5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | - | - | |
| Marcus Smart * | 29 | 4-15 | 0-7 | 2-5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Tristan Thompson * | 26 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| Grant Williams * | 24 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 1-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Kemba Walker * | 19 | 3-13 | 1-8 | 2-3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Semi Ojeleye | 23 | 0-6 | 0-6 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Daniel Theis | 19 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Payton Pritchard | 17 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| Javonte Green | 17 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Jeff Teague | 14 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Aaron Nesmith | 8 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Tremont Waters | 6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
* = starter