Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley-Terry | 40.9% | 59.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 40.5% | 59.5% | +2.1 | ✓ (18.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 31.2% | 68.8% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 13.5% | 86.5% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 16.9% | 83.1% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 16.8% | 83.2% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 23.6% | 76.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +21 (102-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Sexton * | 34 | 6-18 | 0-4 | 5-6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Isaac Okoro * | 32 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Darius Garland * | 29 | 9-17 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | - | - | |
| Larry Nance Jr. * | 29 | 1-9 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Andre Drummond * | 23 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | |
| Jarrett Allen | 25 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | - | - | |
| Taurean Prince | 22 | 1-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Dylan Windler | 20 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | - | - | |
| Cedi Osman | 16 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Dean Wade | 6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Barrett * | 39 | 8-19 | 2-5 | 6-7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | - | - | |
| Julius Randle * | 35 | 7-13 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | - | - | |
| Alec Burks * | 23 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Elfrid Payton * | 23 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Mitchell Robinson * | 22 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - | - | |
| Nerlens Noel | 25 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Immanuel Quickley | 24 | 9-17 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | - | - | |
| Austin Rivers | 24 | 6-11 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Obi Toppin | 12 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | - | - | |
| Kevin Knox II | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Taj Gibson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter