Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 59.4% | 40.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 48.1% | 51.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 55.4% | 44.6% | -1.2 | ✓ (37.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.5% | 49.5% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 52.8% | 47.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 52.4% | 47.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 52.5% | 47.5% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 45.9% | 54.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -39 (103-142). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson * | 33 | 3-13 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | - |
| OG Anunoby * | 31 | 11-17 | 6-11 | 6-6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 34 | - |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 27 | 7-12 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 20 | - |
| Josh Hart * | 24 | 8-12 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Mikal Bridges * | 24 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Landry Shamet | 18 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Mitchell Robinson | 14 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Mohamed Diawara | 12 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Jose Alvarado | 11 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Pacôme Dadiet | 9 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Jeremy Sochan | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Tyler Kolek | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | - |
| Jordan Clarkson | 7 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Ariel Hukporti | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić * | 30 | 14-21 | 1-7 | 9-10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 29 | - |
| Christian Braun * | 30 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Cameron Johnson * | 21 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Aaron Gordon * | 21 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Jamal Murray * | 17 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 22 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 3-5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Bruce Brown | 21 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Julian Strawther | 16 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Tyus Jones | 12 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Jalen Pickett | 9 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Spencer Jones | 9 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Zeke Nnaji | 9 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| DaRon Holmes II | 7 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | - |
| David Roddy | 6 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
* = starter