BKN66
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Brooklyn Nets vs New York Knicks — Win Probability

FINAL
Brooklyn Nets logo
Brooklyn Nets
12-29
66
VS
New York Knicks logo
New York Knicks
23-18
120
Model expected score: Brooklyn Nets 110.8 – New York Knicks 118.4 (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.

BKN
  • Mikel Brown Jr.Day-To-Day
  • Grant NelsonDay-To-Day
  • Egor DeminOut
NY
  • Josh HartDay-To-Day

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Knicks 75%
ACTUAL RESULT
✓ Knicks won by 54
COMBINED SCORE
186

Margin of Victory — New York Knicks (Home)

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

Lost
29%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7
11%
Won by 8-14
19%
Won by 15-21
15%
Won by 21+ ← actual result
17%

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 186.

O/U LINE 210
84% over16% under ✓
O/U LINE 220
69% over31% under ✓
O/U LINE 230 MODEL'S PICK
48% over52% under ✓
O/U LINE 240
28% over72% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
14% over86% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
5% over95% under ✓

Starter Grades

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

BKN
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).
Michael Porter Jr.SF
24.2
Cam ThomasSG
15.6
Noah ClowneyPF
12.3
Nic ClaxtonC
11.7
Egor DëminPG
10.3
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
BKN
107.93
30th / 30
Points
NY
118.07
7th / 30
BKN
39.67
30th / 30
Rebounds
NY
46.47
2nd / 30
BKN
25.40
19th / 30
Assists
NY
26.64
12th / 30
BKN
95.91
28th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
NY
97.61
26th / 30
BKN
52.78%
25th / 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
55.15%
11th / 30
BKN
13.13%
28th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
NY
11.45%
4th / 30
BKN
24.62%
20th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
NY
30.52%
3rd / 30
BKN
.270
14th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
NY
.244
25th / 30
BKN
112.53
26th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
NY
120.95
4th / 30
BKN
119.33
26th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
NY
116.54
16th / 30
BKN
-6.80
25th / 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
+4.42
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
44.45%29th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
46.95%15th/30
14.807th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
15.304th/30
42.523rd/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
40.578th/30
34.79%24th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
37.71%3rd/30
24.6830th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
28.5017th/30
46.2729th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
52.7312th/30
53.33%23rd/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
54.06%18th/30
18.7915th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
18.0521st/30
24.0114th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
22.7423rd/30
78.28%18th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
79.38%11th/30
11.2219th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
14.072nd/30
30.1430th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
33.539th/30
7.9720th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.2416th/30
4.5719th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.4224th/30
15.0227th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.369th/30
20.7318th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
21.0820th/30
Opponent
48.95%28th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
46.32%9th/30
13.1813th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
14.9128th/30
34.754th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
40.0227th/30
37.93%29th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
37.26%27th/30
30.6127th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
26.394th/30
54.7124th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
49.133rd/30
55.94%24th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
53.71%8th/30
18.5714th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
19.0316th/30
23.4612th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
24.4719th/30
79.15%18th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
77.77%8th/30
10.926th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
10.612nd/30
34.3629th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.0311th/30
8.8623rd/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
7.294th/30
5.0619th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.7414th/30
13.7317th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.7716th/30
20.6818th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
19.929th/30
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