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 | ✗ (6.3 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 -5 (134-139). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle * | 38 | 9-16 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Marcus Morris Sr. * | 36 | 8-15 | 2-4 | 8-8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | - | - | |
| Elfrid Payton * | 32 | 8-17 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. * | 24 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Taj Gibson * | 13 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | - | - | |
| Bobby Portis | 28 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Frank Ntilikina | 22 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 20 | 6-11 | 1-1 | 2-6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Kevin Knox II | 17 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Damyean Dotson | 15 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Mitchell Robinson | 14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Nance Jr. * | 42 | 8-13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | - | - | |
| Kevin Love * | 41 | 12-20 | 4-9 | 5-5 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 33 | - | - | |
| Darius Garland * | 39 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | - | - | |
| Collin Sexton * | 39 | 11-22 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 29 | - | - | |
| Cedi Osman * | 38 | 6-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 24 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 2-6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| John Henson | 18 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Danté Exum | 15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Matthew Dellavedova | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter