Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 56.8% | 43.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 47.4% | 52.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 42.1% | 57.9% | +1.7 | ✗ (15.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.3% | 52.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Knicks -14 (109-123). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 38 | 7-16 | 3-6 | 9-10 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 24 | - |
| Kevin Love * | 31 | 9-17 | 6-13 | 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 18 | - |
| Jeff Green * | 29 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - |
| George Hill * | 19 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Kyle Korver * | 16 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - |
| JR Smith | 31 | 6-13 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Jordan Clarkson | 22 | 5-9 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Jose Calderon | 19 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 18 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Tristan Thompson | 9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Cedi Osman | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Ante Zizic | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| John Holland | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Ntilikina * | 40 | 8-16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Trey Burke * | 33 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Lance Thomas * | 32 | 6-9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Kyle O'Quinn * | 28 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Michael Beasley * | 26 | 8-13 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Courtney Lee | 26 | 7-12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Damyean Dotson | 19 | 4-9 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Luke Kornet | 19 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Jarrett Jack | 8 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Isaiah Hicks | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter