Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 91.3% | 8.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 85.9% | 14.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 86.9% | 13.1% | -10.4 | ✓ (6.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 64.6% | 35.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 84.4% | 15.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 84.5% | 15.5% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 71.8% | 28.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns -4 (97-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 35 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 5-9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Tristan Thompson * | 31 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | - |
| JR Smith * | 30 | 5-11 | 5-11 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Kevin Love * | 25 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Kyrie Irving * | 24 | 7-16 | 2-7 | 6-6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9 | - |
| Matthew Dellavedova | 24 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Iman Shumpert | 21 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Richard Jefferson | 19 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Timofey Mozgov | 15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| James Jones | 12 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Tucker * | 38 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Brandon Knight * | 37 | 7-18 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 5 | - |
| Devin Booker * | 29 | 5-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Jon Leuer * | 25 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Alex Len * | 24 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | - |
| T.J. Warren | 27 | 9-15 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | - |
| Tyson Chandler | 22 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Ronnie Price | 13 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Mirza Teletovic | 11 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Sonny Weems | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
* = starter