Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 27.6% | 72.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 38.4% | 61.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 39.5% | 60.5% | +2.3 | ✗ (14.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.7% | 53.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -12 (98-110). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Burke * | 42 | 7-16 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 18 | - |
| Frank Ntilikina * | 37 | 7-16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Michael Beasley * | 21 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Kyle O'Quinn * | 17 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Lance Thomas * | 10 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Damyean Dotson | 33 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Isaiah Hicks | 30 | 6-10 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Luke Kornet | 28 | 9-14 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 13 | - |
| Jarrett Jack | 19 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedi Osman * | 39 | 7-18 | 2-8 | 2-5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 10 | - |
| LeBron James * | 10 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Jeff Green * | 10 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Larry Nance Jr. * | 10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| George Hill * | 8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| John Holland | 37 | 6-19 | 4-10 | 5-7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 6 | - |
| London Perrantes | 32 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Tristan Thompson | 29 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Ante Zizic | 27 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 18 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Jordan Clarkson | 6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Jose Calderon | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| JR Smith | 6 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
* = starter