Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley-Terry | 55.3% | 44.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 60.9% | 39.1% | -2.4 | ✓ (41.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.4% | 44.6% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 68.6% | 31.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 66.4% | 33.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 66.4% | 33.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 56.5% | 43.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons -44 (81-125). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle * | 30 | 9-16 | 5-9 | 6-7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | - | - | |
| Reggie Bullock * | 27 | 8-12 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | - | - | |
| RJ Barrett * | 27 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | - | - | |
| Elfrid Payton * | 24 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 11 | - | - | |
| Nerlens Noel * | 24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | - | |
| Derrick Rose | 20 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Taj Gibson | 20 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | - | - | |
| Immanuel Quickley | 17 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Alec Burks | 15 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| Obi Toppin | 15 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Kevin Knox II | 5 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Frank Ntilikina | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Theo Pinson | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Norvel Pelle | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | |
| Jared Harper | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerami Grant * | 32 | 5-13 | 2-6 | 4-5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | - | - | |
| Josh Jackson * | 23 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Mason Plumlee * | 21 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | - | - | |
| Saddiq Bey * | 17 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Saben Lee * | 12 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Isaiah Stewart | 26 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Hamidou Diallo | 24 | 5-12 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Killian Hayes | 19 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Cory Joseph | 16 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Frank Jackson | 14 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Wayne Ellington | 11 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 11 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Tyler Cook | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Deividas Sirvydis | 2 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
* = starter