Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 36.9% | 63.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 57.1% | 42.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 60.1% | 39.9% | -2.3 | ✓ (22.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 59.8% | 40.2% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 77.2% | 22.8% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 72.9% | 27.1% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 73.0% | 27.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 62.0% | 38.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -25 (97-122). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Barrett * | 40 | 7-16 | 3-7 | 4-5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | - | - | |
| Julius Randle * | 30 | 13-22 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 31 | - | - | |
| Reggie Bullock * | 26 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Elfrid Payton * | 13 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Nerlens Noel * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Taj Gibson | 31 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Derrick Rose | 31 | 8-11 | 4-5 | 4-4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | - | - | |
| Immanuel Quickley | 22 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Obi Toppin | 16 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | - | |
| Norvel Pelle | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Kevin Knox II | 4 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Frank Ntilikina | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jared Harper | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Theo Pinson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Porter Jr. * | 36 | 6-13 | 0-4 | 2-6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Kelly Olynyk * | 35 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 6-7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | - | - | |
| Christian Wood * | 35 | 6-14 | 0-5 | 7-11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | - | - | |
| Jae'Sean Tate * | 29 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Avery Bradley * | 20 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Kenyon Martin Jr. | 31 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| DaQuan Jeffries | 19 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Armoni Brooks | 17 | 1-7 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Anthony Lamb | 13 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | - | - |
* = starter