Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 37.2% | 62.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 47.4% | 52.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 39.7% | 60.3% | +2.3 | ✗ (22.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 59.9% | 40.1% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 79.0% | 21.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 74.6% | 25.4% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 74.6% | 25.4% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 63.9% | 36.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -20 (88-108). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immanuel Quickley * | 40 | 9-25 | 4-13 | 5-6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 27 | - | - | |
| Julius Randle * | 38 | 9-20 | 5-13 | 12-16 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 35 | - | - | |
| Quentin Grimes * | 36 | 8-15 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | - | - | |
| Miles McBride * | 34 | 1-10 | 1-8 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Mitchell Robinson * | 33 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | - | - | |
| Evan Fournier | 19 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Derrick Rose | 10 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Jericho Sims | 9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Ryan Arcidiacono | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Porter Jr. * | 35 | 7-12 | 4-8 | 5-5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | - | - | |
| Jalen Green * | 34 | 4-12 | 3-8 | 5-6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Eric Gordon * | 27 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | - | - | |
| Bruno Fernando * | 21 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | |
| Jabari Smith Jr. * | 19 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Tari Eason | 23 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Kenyon Martin Jr. | 19 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Usman Garuba | 19 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | - | |
| TyTy Washington Jr. | 12 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Garrison Mathews | 12 | 0-5 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Boban Marjanovic | 8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Josh Christopher | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Daishen Nix | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter