Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 46.8% | 53.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 39.6% | 60.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 30.6% | 69.4% | +4.5 | ✗ (10.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.0% | 54.0% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 44.6% | 55.4% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 43.8% | 56.2% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 43.9% | 56.1% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 41.6% | 58.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Knicks -6 (86-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 44 | 7-20 | 0-0 | 8-12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 10 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 42 | 5-12 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 42 | 14-22 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 25 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 36 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 18 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 29 | 0-8 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 20 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Kevin Ollie | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Dajuan Wagner | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 43 | 13-34 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 6 | - |
| Tim Thomas * | 36 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 36 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 35 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 30 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 28 | 2-13 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 15 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Frank Williams | 5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter