Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley-Terry | 56.7% | 43.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 62.7% | 37.3% | -2.9 | ✗ (36.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 33.5% | 66.5% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 17.9% | 82.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 20.0% | 80.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 19.9% | 80.1% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 26.0% | 74.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +34 (116-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Allen * | 32 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | - | |
| Collin Sexton * | 31 | 7-18 | 0-3 | 5-5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Larry Nance Jr. * | 28 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | - | - | |
| Isaac Okoro * | 28 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Kevin Love * | 10 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Cedi Osman | 23 | 1-9 | 0-6 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Dylan Windler | 17 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Quinn Cook | 16 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Damyean Dotson | 16 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Dean Wade | 14 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | |
| JaVale McGee | 12 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Brodric Thomas | 4 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Lamar Stevens | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram * | 25 | 11-14 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 28 | - | - | |
| Lonzo Ball * | 25 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| Steven Adams * | 21 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Eric Bledsoe * | 20 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Zion Williamson * | 17 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | - | - | |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 23 | 6-13 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Kira Lewis Jr. | 22 | 2-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Josh Hart | 22 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Jaxson Hayes | 20 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Nicolo Melli | 19 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Willy Hernangomez | 6 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Sindarius Thornwell | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| Naji Marshall | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| Wenyen Gabriel | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
* = starter