Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 6.0% | 94.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 13.6% | 86.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 10.1% | 89.9% | +12.0 | ✓ (13.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 31.7% | 68.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 18.3% | 81.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 18.2% | 81.8% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 24.1% | 75.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +25 (120-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquese Chriss * | 35 | 7-11 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 23 | - |
| Troy Daniels * | 33 | 7-16 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | - |
| Dragan Bender * | 28 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Josh Jackson * | 27 | 8-20 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 5 | - |
| Elfrid Payton * | 22 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -4 | - |
| Tyler Ulis | 30 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Alex Len | 25 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 6-11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Jared Dudley | 19 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Davon Reed | 10 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Shaquille Harrison | 7 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Love * | 29 | 7-15 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | - |
| LeBron James * | 29 | 11-16 | 1-4 | 4-6 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 24 | - |
| George Hill * | 26 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Jose Calderon * | 18 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Jeff Green * | 11 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
| JR Smith | 27 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Jordan Clarkson | 25 | 5-14 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 22 | 6-11 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Rodney Hood | 20 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Tristan Thompson | 16 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Ante Zizic | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| John Holland | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| London Perrantes | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
* = starter