Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 55.7% | 44.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 41.7% | 58.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 39.6% | 60.4% | +2.3 | ✗ (23.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.3% | 55.7% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 39.9% | 60.1% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 42.6% | 57.4% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 42.6% | 57.4% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 39.8% | 60.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Knicks -21 (87-108). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland * | 34 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Kevin Love * | 31 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 9-9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Collin Sexton * | 30 | 10-16 | 5-8 | 6-8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 31 | - | - | |
| Tristan Thompson * | 30 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Cedi Osman * | 25 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 26 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 22 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Jordan Clarkson | 19 | 6-14 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Matthew Dellavedova | 11 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| Tyler Cook | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Alfonzo McKinnie | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Ntilikina * | 34 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | |
| Julius Randle * | 31 | 6-14 | 1-2 | 7-10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Marcus Morris Sr. * | 31 | 3-12 | 0-5 | 3-5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| RJ Barrett * | 24 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Taj Gibson * | 17 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Bobby Portis | 28 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Kevin Knox II | 22 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 4-6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | - | - | |
| Damyean Dotson | 21 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | - | - | |
| Allonzo Trier | 15 | 5-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Wayne Ellington | 8 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Ignas Brazdeikis | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
* = starter