Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 21.9% | 78.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 52.7% | 47.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 57.8% | 42.2% | -1.7 | ✓ (15.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.1% | 51.9% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 50.7% | 49.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 50.3% | 49.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 50.3% | 49.7% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 44.6% | 55.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -17 (122-139). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle * | 35 | 10-16 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | - | - | |
| Jalen Brunson * | 35 | 17-23 | 9-9 | 7-9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 50 | - | - | |
| RJ Barrett * | 28 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 8-8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | - | - | |
| Donte DiVincenzo * | 19 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Jericho Sims * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 30 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | - | - | |
| Josh Hart | 28 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Immanuel Quickley | 24 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Quentin Grimes | 14 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Miles McBride | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| DaQuan Jeffries | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Ryan Arcidiacono | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Taj Gibson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker * | 36 | 11-26 | 1-5 | 5-6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 28 | - | - | |
| Grayson Allen * | 35 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Kevin Durant * | 35 | 10-21 | 4-9 | 5-7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29 | - | - | |
| Jusuf Nurkic * | 29 | 9-13 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | - | - | |
| Bradley Beal * | 4 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Nassir Little | 25 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Jordan Goodwin | 23 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Drew Eubanks | 15 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | - | - | |
| Keita Bates-Diop | 13 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Chimezie Metu | 9 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Yuta Watanabe | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Bol Bol | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
* = starter