Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 11.3% | 88.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 16.9% | 83.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 19.4% | 80.6% | +7.8 | ✓ (10.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.8% | 60.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +18 (96-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Battie * | 28 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 28 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 7 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 26 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 23 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 22 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 22 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 20 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 18 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 16 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Marlon Garnett | 12 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Eric Riley | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Johnson * | 35 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 4-7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 33 | 6-15 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 31 | 10-17 | 1-1 | 6-8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 16 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 30 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 29 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 5-7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 27 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 17 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 26 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 19 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 21 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
| David Wingate | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Rick Brunson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter