Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 31.9% | 68.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 43.2% | 56.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 49.6% | 50.4% | +0.1 | ✓ (8.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.7% | 58.3% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 31.7% | 68.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 31.0% | 69.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 31.0% | 69.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 32.7% | 67.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +9 (101-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland * | 31 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | - | - | |
| Lauri Markkanen * | 25 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | - | - | |
| Jarrett Allen * | 22 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Evan Mobley * | 21 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Collin Sexton * | 18 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Cedi Osman | 30 | 7-15 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Ricky Rubio | 25 | 3-15 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Kevin Love | 19 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Dean Wade | 18 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Dylan Windler | 15 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Lamar Stevens | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Denzel Valentine | 5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul * | 36 | 6-10 | 2-2 | 2-6 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Devin Booker * | 35 | 9-20 | 0-4 | 9-10 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 27 | - | - | |
| Jae Crowder * | 33 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Mikal Bridges * | 30 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Deandre Ayton * | 24 | 8-10 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Cameron Johnson | 24 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | - | - | |
| JaVale McGee | 18 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Landry Shamet | 17 | 1-7 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Elfrid Payton | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jalen Smith | 8 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
* = starter