Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 66.4% | 33.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 52.1% | 47.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 63.3% | 36.7% | -3.0 | ✓ (11.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.2% | 46.8% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 73.0% | 27.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 68.0% | 32.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 68.1% | 31.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 59.4% | 40.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks -14 (102-116). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum * | 43 | 7-15 | 2-8 | 3-4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | - | - | |
| Jrue Holiday * | 35 | 5-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | - | - | |
| Jaylen Brown * | 34 | 13-24 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30 | - | - | |
| Derrick White * | 32 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Kristaps Porzingis * | 31 | 7-11 | 3-4 | 5-5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | - | - | |
| Al Horford | 26 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | - | - | |
| Payton Pritchard | 15 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Sam Hauser | 10 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Luke Kornet | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Jaden Springer | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart * | 41 | 6-10 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Jalen Brunson * | 37 | 12-25 | 4-9 | 6-6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 34 | - | - | |
| Precious Achiuwa * | 34 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | - | - | |
| Donte DiVincenzo * | 31 | 4-12 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | - | - | |
| Isaiah Hartenstein * | 24 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Bojan Bogdanovic | 18 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Alec Burks | 18 | 3-11 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Miles McBride | 16 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Jericho Sims | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jacob Toppin | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| DaQuan Jeffries | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter