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 | ✓ (0.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.8% | 60.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +7 (95-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mercer * | 41 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 39 | 6-15 | 2-5 | 4-6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 19 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 33 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 22 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 31 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 31 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 26 | 4-15 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Marlon Garnett * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Eric Riley | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston * | 39 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 38 | 10-21 | 0-0 | 7-11 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 27 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 34 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 31 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 29 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 22 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 22 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 19 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 18 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter