Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 58.0% | 42.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 33.3% | 66.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 21.6% | 78.4% | +7.1 | ✓ (3.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.2% | 54.8% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 40.9% | 59.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 44.8% | 55.2% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 44.7% | 55.3% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 42.0% | 58.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +11 (110-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Lillard * | 38 | 10-20 | 6-12 | 3-5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 29 | - | - | |
| Robert Covington * | 36 | 4-10 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Gary Trent Jr. * | 34 | 8-20 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Enes Kanter * | 33 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | - | - | |
| Rodney Hood * | 33 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Anfernee Simons | 18 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | 18 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 16 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | |
| Harry Giles III | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle * | 38 | 7-16 | 2-4 | 6-8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | - | - | |
| Elfrid Payton * | 35 | 10-19 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | - | - | |
| RJ Barrett * | 34 | 8-14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Mitchell Robinson * | 33 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | - | |
| Reggie Bullock * | 26 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | - | - | |
| Alec Burks | 27 | 6-16 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Taj Gibson | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Immanuel Quickley | 12 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Obi Toppin | 9 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Austin Rivers | 8 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter