Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 25.5% | 74.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 37.8% | 62.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 29.5% | 70.5% | +4.8 | ✓ (2.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.5% | 56.5% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 41.2% | 58.8% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 41.6% | 58.4% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 41.5% | 58.5% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 40.6% | 59.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +7 (134-127). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray * | 47 | 15-33 | 3-14 | 6-7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 14 | - |
| Nikola Jokić * | 44 | 10-27 | 1-13 | 9-12 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 27 | - |
| Christian Braun * | 43 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Peyton Watson * | 33 | 4-13 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Spencer Jones * | 12 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 41 | 6-8 | 4-6 | 3-3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19 | - |
| Bruce Brown | 37 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Julian Strawther | 16 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges * | 48 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Jalen Brunson * | 47 | 14-27 | 5-12 | 9-11 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 29 | - |
| OG Anunoby * | 47 | 7-17 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | - |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 31 | 9-13 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 23 | - |
| Jordan Clarkson * | 23 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Landry Shamet | 35 | 6-15 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | - |
| Mitchell Robinson | 23 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Mohamed Diawara | 14 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Tyler Kolek | 12 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Ariel Hukporti | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter