Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 86.4% | 13.6% | -8.0 | ✓ (14.0 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 83.9% | 16.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 83.9% | 16.1% | -9.1 | ✓ (12.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 59.9% | 40.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 80.1% | 19.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 80.1% | 19.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 68.1% | 31.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks -22 (97-119). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Ariza * | 35 | 5-9 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 | - |
| James Harden * | 34 | 9-23 | 6-17 | 7-9 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 15 | - |
| Ryan Anderson * | 30 | 7-13 | 2-8 | 5-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | - |
| Eric Gordon * | 28 | 6-13 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Clint Capela * | 27 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 20 | - |
| P.J. Tucker | 26 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Luc Mbah a Moute | 23 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Nene Hilario | 13 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Tarik Black | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Zhou Qi | 4 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Bobby Brown | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Demetrius Jackson | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hardaway Jr. * | 30 | 9-18 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 15 | - |
| Kristaps Porziņģis * | 27 | 7-18 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 7 | - |
| Courtney Lee * | 23 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Jarrett Jack * | 20 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Enes Freedom * | 17 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Frank Ntilikina | 25 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Doug McDermott | 22 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Damyean Dotson | 17 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Willy Hernangomez | 16 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Lance Thomas | 14 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Kyle O'Quinn | 11 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Michael Beasley | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ramon Sessions | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter