Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 36.7% | 63.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 53.4% | 46.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 53.4% | 46.6% | -0.7 | ✓ (12.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 60.5% | 39.5% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 74.9% | 25.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 73.4% | 26.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 73.4% | 26.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 62.6% | 37.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -13 (103-116). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Burks * | 36 | 2-10 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Julius Randle * | 31 | 6-18 | 3-8 | 6-6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | - | - | |
| Evan Fournier * | 27 | 8-12 | 3-6 | 4-7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | - | - | |
| Nerlens Noel * | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | |
| Derrick Rose * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Miles McBride | 35 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Immanuel Quickley | 31 | 7-13 | 7-10 | 3-4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | - | - | |
| Mitchell Robinson | 30 | 8-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | - | - | |
| Taj Gibson | 16 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Theis * | 32 | 8-12 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | - | - | |
| Garrison Mathews * | 31 | 4-10 | 2-7 | 7-8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Eric Gordon * | 30 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Jae'Sean Tate * | 29 | 6-8 | 2-4 | 6-8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Armoni Brooks * | 9 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Josh Christopher | 32 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Kenyon Martin Jr. | 28 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| D.J. Augustin | 18 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Alperen Sengun | 15 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | |
| David Nwaba | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Usman Garuba | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter