Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 21.0% | 79.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 39.0% | 61.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 38.8% | 61.2% | +2.5 | ✗ (29.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.7% | 51.3% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 53.3% | 46.7% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 48.4% | 51.6% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 48.5% | 51.5% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 43.4% | 56.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -27 (118-145). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson * | 37 | 8-14 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 23 | - | - | |
| OG Anunoby * | 37 | 16-23 | 5-7 | 3-3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 40 | - | - | |
| Mikal Bridges * | 36 | 6-16 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 33 | 12-15 | 2-2 | 4-6 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 30 | - | - | |
| Josh Hart * | 27 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | - | - | |
| Miles McBride | 27 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Cameron Payne | 17 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Jericho Sims | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | |
| Pacôme Dadiet | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Tyler Kolek | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Matt Ryan | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. * | 33 | 7-17 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Christian Braun * | 32 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | - | - | |
| Nikola Jokić * | 31 | 9-20 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | - | - | |
| Jamal Murray * | 30 | 6-13 | 1-5 | 7-9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Peyton Watson * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Russell Westbrook | 25 | 9-16 | 4-7 | 5-5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 27 | - | - | |
| Julian Strawther | 22 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| DeAndre Jordan | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Trey Alexander | 10 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Hunter Tyson | 10 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Zeke Nnaji | 3 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| PJ Hall | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter