Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 89.8% | 10.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 92.1% | 7.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 79.7% | 20.3% | -7.5 | ✓ (5.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 66.4% | 33.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -13 (98-111). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Oakley * | 36 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 36 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 11-13 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 31 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 34 | 6-15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | - |
| John Starks * | 33 | 6-12 | 2-7 | 4-7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 7 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 31 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 18 | - |
| John Wallace * | 21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Buck Williams * | 20 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Scott Brooks * | 12 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 12 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Wesley * | 43 | 7-14 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 23 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 36 | 9-18 | 1-2 | 7-7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 22 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 34 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 30 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 27 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Todd Day * | 24 | 3-13 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Dee Brown * | 21 | 0-7 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Marty Conlon * | 17 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Brett Szabo | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Alton Lister | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter