Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Milwaukee Bucks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 60.2% | 39.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 40.2% | 59.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 34.5% | 65.5% | +3.5 | ✗ (8.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.9% | 55.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Milwaukee Bucks -5 (99-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR Smith * | 40 | 5-12 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Kyrie Irving * | 40 | 7-13 | 4-8 | 9-11 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 24 | - |
| LeBron James * | 39 | 8-15 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 23 | - |
| Kevin Love * | 35 | 7-14 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Tristan Thompson * | 23 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 17 | - |
| Iman Shumpert * | 22 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Timofey Mozgov * | 19 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Matthew Dellavedova * | 12 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| James Jones * | 5 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Carter-Williams * | 36 | 13-22 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 17 | - |
| Khris Middleton * | 36 | 7-10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Jared Dudley * | 32 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | - |
| Zaza Pachulia * | 30 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 22 | - |
| O.J. Mayo * | 26 | 4-12 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | - |
| John Henson * | 23 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Jerryd Bayless * | 21 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Ersan Ilyasova * | 19 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Tyler Ennis | 7 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Miles Plumlee | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter