Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 48.0% | 52.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 70.2% | 29.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 38.4% | 61.6% | +2.6 | ✓ (24.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.7% | 52.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +27 (112-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Brunson * | 30 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 28 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | - |
| John Wallace * | 28 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 4 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 27 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 25 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 25 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Patrick Ewing * | 22 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Andrew Lang * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| David Wingate | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 33 | 7-12 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 31 | 7-14 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 28 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 26 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 25 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 19 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 20 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 7-8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 19 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - |
| Calbert Cheaney * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 10 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Doug Overton | 10 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter