Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 26.2% | 73.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 57.4% | 42.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 70.4% | 29.6% | -4.8 | ✗ (13.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 63.0% | 37.0% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 76.4% | 23.6% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 76.4% | 23.6% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 76.5% | 23.5% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 64.6% | 35.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers +9 (112-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle * | 40 | 8-20 | 0-4 | 12-13 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 30 | - | |
| Evan Fournier * | 36 | 1-13 | 1-10 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | |
| Quentin Grimes * | 36 | 6-10 | 5-8 | 3-6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 19 | - | |
| Kemba Walker * | 25 | 7-12 | 4-8 | 5-5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | - | |
| Mitchell Robinson * | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | |
| Taj Gibson | 26 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | - | |
| Alec Burks | 20 | 2-8 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | - | |
| Cam Reddish | 14 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - | |
| Immanuel Quickley | 10 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | |
| Obi Toppin | 8 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - | |
| Jericho Sims | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anfernee Simons * | 37 | 11-23 | 6-12 | 2-3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 20 | - | |
| Justise Winslow * | 37 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 17 | - | |
| Josh Hart * | 36 | 7-12 | 3-6 | 6-8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | - | |
| Jusuf Nurkic * | 33 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 28 | - | |
| CJ Elleby * | 23 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - | |
| Ben McLemore | 30 | 6-12 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 13 | - | |
| Greg Brown III | 16 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | |
| Trendon Watford | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | - | |
| Elijah Hughes | 10 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - |
* = starter