Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 46.2% | 53.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 29.7% | 70.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 25.5% | 74.5% | +5.9 | ✓ (16.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 34.2% | 65.8% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 16.8% | 83.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 21.1% | 78.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 21.0% | 79.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 26.2% | 73.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +22 (121-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Gordon * | 34 | 8-14 | 1-7 | 7-7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | - | - | |
| P.J. Tucker * | 30 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| John Wall * | 30 | 9-20 | 3-6 | 5-6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 26 | - | - | |
| Jae'Sean Tate * | 27 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| DeMarcus Cousins * | 21 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Sterling Brown | 25 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| David Nwaba | 22 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 7-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Danuel House Jr. | 22 | 0-8 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | |
| Mason Jones | 8 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Ray Spalding | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Rodions Kurucs | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Ben McLemore | 3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle * | 33 | 7-15 | 1-2 | 7-8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | - | - | |
| Nerlens Noel * | 32 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | - | - | |
| Reggie Bullock * | 25 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| RJ Barrett * | 22 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Elfrid Payton * | 21 | 7-11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Alec Burks | 23 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Derrick Rose | 22 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 5-7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Immanuel Quickley | 21 | 7-9 | 4-6 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | - | - | |
| Taj Gibson | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Obi Toppin | 14 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | - | - | |
| Kevin Knox II | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Austin Rivers | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Theo Pinson | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter