Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 65.1% | 34.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 54.1% | 45.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 63.1% | 36.9% | -2.9 | ✗ (17.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.7% | 49.3% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 58.8% | 41.2% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 59.4% | 40.6% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 59.5% | 40.5% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 52.0% | 48.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Knicks +15 (109-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum * | 36 | 6-18 | 1-9 | 1-1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Marcus Smart * | 33 | 7-15 | 2-7 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | - | - | |
| Derrick White * | 31 | 4-11 | 0-5 | 5-5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Robert Williams III * | 28 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - | - | |
| Al Horford * | 27 | 5-9 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 27 | 10-16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | - | - | |
| Grant Williams | 16 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Sam Hauser | 15 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Mike Muscala | 11 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| Blake Griffin | 5 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Luke Kornet | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Payton Pritchard | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson * | 39 | 4-12 | 0-4 | 9-12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Julius Randle * | 35 | 7-16 | 3-9 | 6-9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | - | - | |
| Mitchell Robinson * | 31 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | - | - | |
| RJ Barrett * | 25 | 4-14 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Quentin Grimes * | 21 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | - | - | |
| Immanuel Quickley | 30 | 7-13 | 4-7 | 5-6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | - | - | |
| Josh Hart | 26 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Obi Toppin | 12 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Miles McBride | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter