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New York Knicks at Philadelphia 76ers, NBA forecast

FinalNY wins series 4-2

Away

Knicks

50-32

118–115

at

Home

76ers

47-35

NY 46%PHI 54%

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Xfinity Mobile Arena · TNT, NBC Sports Phil, TSN

Win probability

Starts from the pregame forecast, then moves with every score and the time left. Above the line favors PHI; hover for each play.

PHI favored NY favored121 scoring plays
Q1Q2Q3Q4PHI50%NY

Game center

From the ESPN box score.

Top performers

Knicks
76ers

Last plays

  • Q40.0End of Game118–115
  • Q40.0End of the 4th Quarter118–115
  • Q42.0Josh Hart defensive rebound118–115
  • Q42.0Buddy Hield misses 26-foot three point jumper118–115
  • Q47.1Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2118–115
  • Q47.1Miles McBride enters the game for Isaiah Hartenstein117–115
  • Q47.1Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2117–115
  • Q47.1Nicolas Batum personal take foul116–115
  • Q410.0Tyrese Maxey makes free throw 2 of 2116–115
  • Q410.0Isaiah Hartenstein enters the game for Miles McBride116–114

Turning points

The 5 plays that swung the win chance most, each judged at its own moment: the chance with the score just before it against just after.

  1. Q41:11Kelly Oubre Jr. makes dunkNY 109 – 108 PHI · PHI 16% → 38% +21
  2. Q453.1Jalen Brunson makes 9-foot pullup jump shotNY 111 – 108 PHI · NY 64% → 87% +23
  3. Q434.2Tyrese Maxey makes 1-foot two point shotNY 111 – 110 PHI · PHI 8% → 32% +24
  4. Q425.1Josh Hart makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)NY 114 – 111 PHI · NY 50% → 95% +46
  5. Q420.1Joel Embiid makes 1-foot two point shot (Nicolas Batum assists)NY 114 – 113 PHI · PHI 3% → 27% +24

The pick

Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point.

76ers 54%

Toss-upMiss
NY 46%PHI 54%

Forecast Elo ratings alone

How often that comes true: NBA favorites the forecast gave 50–55% have won 49.4% of 342 graded games.

Market
No line yet
Pre-line forecast
PHI 54%
Elo + market-implied
Elo ratings
PHI -0.5
PHI 51%
Fair odds
PHI -119
NY +119 · the forecast as odds, no margin
Pregame projection
NY 106.4 – 107.7 PHI
Margin from the forecast, total from team scoring ratings

How the number is built

Elo inputs in rating points (higher favors that team; 25–28 Elo is about a point of spread in football and basketball), then how the pieces combine.

FactorNYPHIWhy
Team rating16021543Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average
Home field—+36Worth 36 Elo in the NBA
Lineups+26+59NY: Stronger than its recent lineups · PHI: Stronger than its recent lineups (from the box score)
Elo ratingsPHI +10 EloPHI 51.5%
Market-implied ratingsPHI 54.7%Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context
Pre-line forecastPHI 54.4%10% Elo, 90% market-implied (log-odds blend)

Tale of the tape

This season coming into the game, regular season, each number with its league rank (the longer the bar, the higher). Home and road: the host's record at home against the visitor's on the road. Offense and defense are points per 100 possessions, which sets aside how fast a team plays.

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New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers compared, with each team's league rank
NYStatPHI
19th of 30112.8Points scored114.615th of 30
2nd of 30108.2Points allowed111.59th of 30
5th of 30+4.6Margin+3.09th of 30
7th of 30115.8Offense rating114.714th of 30
7th of 30111.1Defense rating111.611th of 30
30th of 3097.2Pace99.418th of 30
10th of 306–4Last 108–21st of 30
11th of 3023–18Road vs home25–1612th of 30

Who's playing

Who sat out, from the box score, and what each absence cost against the lineups the team had been playing.

All player ratings →

Knicks

+26 Elo

Full strength: nobody who matters sat out.

76ers

+59 Elo

Full strength: nobody who matters sat out.

Rating history

Each team's Elo over the last two seasons. Hover or drag to compare on any date.

Knicks76ers
13501450155016501750league averageNovJanMarMayJulSepNov

Head to head

NY 6–3 PHI in their last 9 meetings; the forecast called 5 of 9.