Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 29.2% | 70.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 24.3% | 75.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 18.4% | 81.6% | +8.2 | ✓ (4.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.6% | 60.4% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 31.8% | 68.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 31.9% | 68.1% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 32.0% | 68.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 33.2% | 66.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +4 (107-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 37 | 9-13 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 18 | - |
| Jalen Brunson * | 37 | 7-17 | 2-5 | 3-6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 7 | - |
| Josh Hart * | 36 | 4-12 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 | - |
| OG Anunoby * | 33 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 8-10 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 24 | - |
| Mikal Bridges * | 21 | 0-8 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Miles McBride | 30 | 6-9 | 6-8 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | - |
| Landry Shamet | 21 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Jose Alvarado | 10 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Andre Drummond | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Jordan Clarkson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| James Wiseman | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum * | 36 | 14-26 | 3-10 | 5-5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 27 | - |
| Derrick White * | 33 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Paul George * | 33 | 6-15 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Mitchell Robinson * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Jordan Walsh * | 20 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Payton Pritchard | 30 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Neemias Queta | 22 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 6-9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Sam Hauser | 22 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Baylor Scheierman | 11 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Luka Garza | 3 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Hugo González | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter