Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 28.5% | 71.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 44.0% | 56.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 43.9% | 56.1% | +1.3 | ✗ (21.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.7% | 50.3% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 54.1% | 45.9% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 51.4% | 48.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 51.4% | 48.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 46.7% | 53.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -20 (86-106). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Morris Sr. * | 29 | 8-16 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Reggie Bullock * | 29 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Elfrid Payton * | 28 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 | - | - | |
| Julius Randle * | 27 | 7-17 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Taj Gibson * | 20 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | - | - | |
| Mitchell Robinson | 27 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | |
| Bobby Portis | 20 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Damyean Dotson | 20 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Frank Ntilikina | 19 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - | - | |
| Kevin Knox II | 15 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Thompson * | 35 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Collin Sexton * | 35 | 6-20 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | - | - | |
| Darius Garland * | 35 | 4-20 | 1-6 | 2-3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Cedi Osman * | 32 | 5-13 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Kevin Love * | 30 | 4-14 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 27 | 5-9 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Dante Exum | 24 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| Matthew Dellavedova | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Matt Mooney | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Tyler Cook | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter