Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 59.8% | 40.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 76.0% | 24.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 84.2% | 15.8% | -9.2 | ✗ (18.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.0% | 53.0% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 46.9% | 53.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 47.1% | 52.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 47.2% | 52.8% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 42.3% | 57.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +9 (96-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle * | 33 | 4-15 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Jalen Brunson * | 30 | 4-14 | 1-5 | 5-6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| RJ Barrett * | 29 | 7-16 | 1-6 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | - | - | |
| Mitchell Robinson * | 28 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | - | - | |
| Quentin Grimes * | 26 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Josh Hart | 21 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Immanuel Quickley | 19 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 19 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Miles McBride | 4 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Jericho Sims | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| DaQuan Jeffries | 3 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Dylan Windler | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram * | 31 | 11-17 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | - | - | |
| CJ McCollum * | 29 | 4-11 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Zion Williamson * | 28 | 12-17 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | - | - | |
| Herbert Jones * | 27 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | - | - | |
| Jonas Valanciunas * | 20 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Matt Ryan | 25 | 1-8 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| Dyson Daniels | 21 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Jordan Hawkins | 17 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| Kira Lewis Jr. | 10 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Cody Zeller | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| E.J. Liddell | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter