Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley-Terry | 31.4% | 68.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 26.6% | 73.4% | +5.6 | ✓ (10.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.2% | 49.8% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 52.6% | 47.4% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 53.1% | 46.9% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 53.2% | 46.8% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 46.6% | 53.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +16 (112-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danuel House Jr. * | 34 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | - | - | |
| Victor Oladipo * | 31 | 8-20 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| John Wall * | 30 | 7-18 | 3-6 | 3-3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 | - | - | |
| P.J. Tucker * | 30 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jae'Sean Tate * | 29 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Eric Gordon | 33 | 5-14 | 2-7 | 5-7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Sterling Brown | 18 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| David Nwaba | 17 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | - | - | |
| Justin Patton | 12 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Sexton * | 38 | 9-19 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23 | - | - | |
| Jarrett Allen * | 37 | 10-11 | 1-1 | 5-8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 26 | - | - | |
| Darius Garland * | 35 | 4-14 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Isaac Okoro * | 26 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | - | - | |
| Dean Wade * | 20 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Dylan Windler | 23 | 4-4 | 4-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Cedi Osman | 20 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Lamar Stevens | 11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | - | |
| JaVale McGee | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | |
| Taurean Prince | 8 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Damyean Dotson | 6 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter