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 | ✓ (15.7 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 +18 (123-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Porter Jr. * | 31 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 3-8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Darius Garland * | 29 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Collin Sexton * | 25 | 5-13 | 1-2 | 3-5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Tristan Thompson * | 24 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Cedi Osman * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Alfonzo McKinnie | 29 | 4-10 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Jordan Clarkson | 23 | 5-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Ante Zizic | 20 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Brandon Knight | 12 | 4-8 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Matthew Dellavedova | 11 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Dean Wade | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Morris Sr. * | 33 | 5-13 | 1-3 | 12-13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | - | - | |
| Julius Randle * | 31 | 12-17 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 30 | - | - | |
| Frank Ntilikina * | 29 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| RJ Barrett * | 24 | 5-13 | 1-1 | 4-5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | - | - | |
| Taj Gibson * | 15 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Bobby Portis | 22 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Kevin Knox II | 19 | 2-10 | 0-4 | 2-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 18 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Damyean Dotson | 18 | 5-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Mitchell Robinson | 16 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - | - | |
| Wayne Ellington | 9 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
* = starter