Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 65.1% | 34.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 46.8% | 53.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 44.5% | 55.5% | +1.2 | ✓ (4.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.2% | 52.8% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 40.6% | 59.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 40.4% | 59.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 40.4% | 59.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 38.1% | 61.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +6 (123-117). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson * | 39 | 6-21 | 1-8 | 2-3 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5 | - |
| Josh Hart * | 36 | 7-11 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 18 | - |
| Miles McBride * | 36 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Mikal Bridges * | 33 | 12-17 | 8-12 | 3-3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 29 | - |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 33 | 12-19 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 16 | - |
| Jordan Clarkson | 22 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Mitchell Robinson | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - |
| Tyler Kolek | 14 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Guerschon Yabusele | 7 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Mohamed Diawara | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown * | 39 | 16-24 | 2-6 | 8-9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 23 | - |
| Derrick White * | 35 | 8-16 | 4-12 | 2-3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 11 | - |
| Payton Pritchard * | 30 | 4-13 | 1-7 | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Neemias Queta * | 21 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Jordan Walsh * | 18 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Josh Minott | 26 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Anfernee Simons | 23 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Hugo González | 22 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Sam Hauser | 18 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Baylor Scheierman | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Amari Williams | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter