Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 20.0% | 80.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 37.4% | 62.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 36.9% | 63.1% | +3.0 | ✓ (14.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.7% | 54.3% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 40.4% | 59.6% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 43.2% | 56.8% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 43.2% | 56.8% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 39.9% | 60.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +17 (132-115). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Barrett * | 34 | 7-19 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Julius Randle * | 34 | 11-22 | 3-8 | 3-4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 28 | - | - | |
| Evan Fournier * | 31 | 8-16 | 4-10 | 1-1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 21 | - | - | |
| Taj Gibson * | 26 | 5-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Kemba Walker * | 22 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Alec Burks | 25 | 6-10 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | - | - | |
| Jericho Sims | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Immanuel Quickley | 18 | 2-9 | 0-5 | 1-1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Cam Reddish | 14 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Obi Toppin | 13 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Miles McBride | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Barton * | 37 | 8-12 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Aaron Gordon * | 31 | 8-12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | - | - | |
| Nikola Jokic * | 30 | 8-14 | 0-3 | 5-7 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | - | - | |
| Monte Morris * | 27 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Jeff Green * | 18 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Bones Hyland | 25 | 6-12 | 4-7 | 6-7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | - | - | |
| Zeke Nnaji | 23 | 5-9 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| JaMychal Green | 17 | 6-7 | 2-2 | 6-7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Bryn Forbes | 15 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Davon Reed | 10 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Markus Howard | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Facundo Campazzo | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter