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LA Clippers vs New York Knicks — Win Probability

FINAL
LA Clippers logo
LA Clippers
13-22
111
VS
New York Knicks logo
New York Knicks
21-13
123
Model expected score: LA Clippers 114.0 – New York Knicks 118.6 (no market line posted for this game yet -- see Margin/Totals below)

Injury Report

Live ESPN injury status for both teams, polled fresh each run.

LAC
  • Yanic Konan NiederhauserOut
  • Brandon IngramOut
  • Cam ChristieDay-To-Day
  • Bradley BealOut
  • Jordan MillerOut
NY
  • Josh HartDay-To-Day

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Knicks 67%
ACTUAL RESULT
✓ Knicks won by 12
COMBINED SCORE
234

Margin of Victory — New York Knicks (Home)

Pregame odds for every possible outcome, simulated before tipoff -- the highlighted bar is what actually happened.

Lost
37%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7
11%
Won by 8-14 ← actual result
18%
Won by 15-21
13%
Won by 21+
12%

Total Score — Over / Under

Combined score across 100,000 simulated versions of this game, against six fixed lines (no market total posted for this game yet -- the highlighted line is this model's own pick, not a sportsbook number). The real combined score was 234.

O/U LINE 210
88% over ✓12% under
O/U LINE 220
74% over ✓26% under
O/U LINE 230 MODEL'S PICK
55% over ✓45% under
O/U LINE 240
35% over65% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
18% over82% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
7% over93% under ✓

Starter Grades

Season-to-date Basketball-Reference stats for each team's starters, minimum 25% of that team's games started.

LAC
Points Per GamePoints scored per game.
Player Efficiency RatingPlayer Efficiency Rating (John Hollinger) -- a per-minute rating summing a player's positive contributions and subtracting the negative, league-adjusted so 15.0 = average.
Win Shares Per 48 MinutesAn estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately .100).
Kawhi LeonardSF
27.9
James HardenPG
25.4
Darius GarlandPG
19.9
Ivica ZubacC
14.4
John CollinsPF
13.6
NY
Points Per GamePoints scored per game.
Player Efficiency RatingPlayer Efficiency Rating (John Hollinger) -- a per-minute rating summing a player's positive contributions and subtracting the negative, league-adjusted so 15.0 = average.
Win Shares Per 48 MinutesAn estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately .100).
Jalen BrunsonPG
26.0
Karl-Anthony TownsC
20.1
OG AnunobyPF
16.7
Mikal BridgesSF
14.4
Josh HartSF
12.0

Team Grades

Both teams' own season-to-date production, ranked against the rest of the league -- Core Four, Four Factors, and Net Efficiency, computed from real box scores (regular season only).

Ranked all 30 teams
LAC
112.08
27th / 30
Points
NY
119.82
4th / 30
LAC
40.58
28th / 30
Rebounds
NY
46.16
4th / 30
LAC
23.58
30th / 30
Assists
NY
26.95
10th / 30
LAC
95.72
29th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
NY
98.10
26th / 30
LAC
55.19%
9th / 30
eFG%
Effective Field Goal Percentage(FG + 0.5 x 3P) / FGA. Weights a made 3 as worth 1.5 made 2s, since it's worth one more point.
NY
55.58%
8th / 30
LAC
13.15%
25th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
NY
11.35%
4th / 30
LAC
24.01%
22nd / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
NY
30.35%
4th / 30
LAC
.289
9th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
NY
.250
23rd / 30
LAC
117.09
12th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
NY
122.13
4th / 30
LAC
119.56
26th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
NY
117.20
17th / 30
LAC
-2.47
21st / 30
Net Rating
Net RatingOffensive Rating minus Defensive Rating -- point differential per 100 possessions, the single best metric for evaluating a team's true strength.
NY
+4.94
8th / 30

Efficiency and Scoring per 100 possessions

Season-to-date shooting, rebounding, and ballhandling per 100 possessions.

"Team" is each team's own production. "Opponent" is what they allowed their opponent to average. Both ranked against all 30 teams.

Team
47.23%13th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
47.25%12th/30
13.8412th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
15.503rd/30
38.0410th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
40.487th/30
36.38%11th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
38.30%3rd/30
27.1925th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
28.4616th/30
48.8426th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
52.5813th/30
55.67%9th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
54.13%19th/30
21.184th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
18.7018th/30
25.0713th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
23.2322nd/30
84.49%1st/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
80.48%8th/30
10.1623rd/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
13.923rd/30
32.2419th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
33.1312th/30
8.7610th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.1818th/30
5.0811th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.3523rd/30
14.8321st/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.224th/30
20.6316th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
21.0619th/30
Opponent
47.23%19th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
46.57%12th/30
14.3425th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
14.9129th/30
38.4521st/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
40.0027th/30
37.28%26th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
37.29%27th/30
28.9314th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
26.824th/30
53.1615th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
49.635th/30
54.42%10th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
54.05%9th/30
18.6912th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
18.8014th/30
23.339th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
24.3616th/30
80.10%25th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
77.20%4th/30
12.1025th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
10.924th/30
32.1511th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
31.9510th/30
9.4627th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
7.324th/30
4.6411th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.6914th/30
13.2024th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.7119th/30
20.8917th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
20.1711th/30
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