Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 45.8% | 54.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 38.4% | 61.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 41.9% | 58.1% | +1.8 | ✓ (20.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 34.1% | 65.9% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 15.0% | 85.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 19.4% | 80.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 19.4% | 80.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 24.7% | 75.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +22 (137-115). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Green * | 34 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 10-12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Kevin Porter Jr. * | 34 | 8-14 | 3-7 | 7-8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 | - | - | |
| Kenyon Martin Jr. * | 32 | 7-11 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Jabari Smith Jr. * | 29 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | - | - | |
| Alperen Sengun * | 28 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | - | - | |
| Tari Eason | 27 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Usman Garuba | 14 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Josh Christopher | 13 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Daishen Nix | 13 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Boban Marjanovic | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Grimes * | 37 | 5-12 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Immanuel Quickley * | 30 | 14-18 | 5-7 | 7-9 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 40 | - | - | |
| RJ Barrett * | 29 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 6-9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Julius Randle * | 28 | 10-19 | 3-8 | 3-3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | - | - | |
| Mitchell Robinson * | 19 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | - | |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 24 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Josh Hart | 24 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | - | - | |
| Obi Toppin | 19 | 6-12 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | - | - | |
| Miles McBride | 17 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| Jericho Sims | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Trevor Keels | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter