Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 17.3% | 82.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 35.8% | 64.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 29.2% | 70.8% | +4.9 | ✓ (2.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.1% | 55.9% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 47.0% | 53.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 47.3% | 52.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 47.2% | 52.8% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 44.2% | 55.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +2 (108-106). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson * | 41 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 21 | - |
| Kevin Durant * | 38 | 10-26 | 4-10 | 6-7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 9 | - |
| Jabari Smith Jr. * | 35 | 8-13 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Tari Eason * | 34 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 17 | - |
| Alperen Sengun * | 31 | 6-12 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 21 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Reed Sheppard | 21 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Clint Capela | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OG Anunoby * | 40 | 8-16 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | - |
| Jalen Brunson * | 35 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 8-9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 34 | 10-15 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Mikal Bridges * | 31 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Josh Hart * | 27 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Landry Shamet | 25 | 5-7 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Jose Alvarado | 19 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Mitchell Robinson | 17 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Mohamed Diawara | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Jeremy Sochan | 4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter