Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 21.2% | 78.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 39.0% | 61.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 39.4% | 60.6% | +2.4 | ✓ (7.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.8% | 53.2% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 53.4% | 46.6% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 53.6% | 46.4% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 53.6% | 46.4% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 48.5% | 51.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +10 (105-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown * | 35 | 9-18 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 6 | - |
| Payton Pritchard * | 35 | 2-10 | 1-7 | 3-3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Derrick White * | 33 | 5-18 | 3-11 | 2-3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Sam Hauser * | 27 | 6-10 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Neemias Queta * | 21 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Anfernee Simons | 27 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Hugo González | 22 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Chris Boucher | 15 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Xavier Tillman | 13 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Baylor Scheierman | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jordan Walsh | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Amari Williams | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges * | 36 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Jalen Brunson * | 34 | 10-20 | 3-7 | 8-9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 18 | - |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 33 | 6-16 | 4-6 | 10-12 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 23 | - |
| Miles McBride * | 32 | 3-11 | 2-9 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| OG Anunoby * | 29 | 3-10 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Josh Hart | 18 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | - |
| Jordan Clarkson | 15 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Tyler Kolek | 13 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Landry Shamet | 13 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Guerschon Yabusele | 13 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | - |
* = starter