Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 46.3% | 53.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 46.3% | 53.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 51.7% | 48.3% | -0.4 | ✗ (15.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.2% | 55.8% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 37.9% | 62.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 38.3% | 61.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 38.3% | 61.7% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 38.1% | 61.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +15 (109-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred VanVleet * | 41 | 8-19 | 5-12 | 3-3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 24 | - | - | |
| Alperen Sengun * | 39 | 7-16 | 0-1 | 4-7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | - | - | |
| Dillon Brooks * | 39 | 4-13 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | - | - | |
| Jabari Smith Jr. * | 31 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Jalen Green * | 29 | 6-15 | 0-5 | 3-3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Jeff Green | 21 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | - | - | |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 13 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Amen Thompson | 10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | |
| Cam Whitmore | 8 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Aaron Holiday | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OG Anunoby * | 43 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | - | - | |
| Isaiah Hartenstein * | 40 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | - | - | |
| Jalen Brunson * | 36 | 11-21 | 4-9 | 4-7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 30 | - | - | |
| Julius Randle * | 34 | 11-19 | 4-8 | 5-6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 31 | - | - | |
| Donte DiVincenzo * | 19 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Josh Hart | 29 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Quentin Grimes | 16 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 5-5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Miles McBride | 11 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Precious Achiuwa | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| Malachi Flynn | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Ryan Arcidiacono | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter