Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 56.1% | 43.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 48.4% | 51.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 52.2% | 47.8% | -0.5 | ✓ (16.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.2% | 51.8% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 55.3% | 44.7% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 50.5% | 49.5% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 50.6% | 49.4% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 45.6% | 54.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Knicks -17 (109-126). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Mobley * | 35 | 11-15 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 26 | - | - | |
| Darius Garland * | 35 | 6-14 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Jarrett Allen * | 34 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Dean Wade * | 26 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Collin Sexton * | 12 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Ricky Rubio | 31 | 13-19 | 8-9 | 3-3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 37 | - | - | |
| Cedi Osman | 31 | 0-5 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Dylan Windler | 16 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Lamar Stevens | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Denzel Valentine | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Tacko Fall | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle * | 36 | 7-17 | 1-5 | 4-5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | - | - | |
| RJ Barrett * | 29 | 3-13 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Evan Fournier * | 29 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Derrick Rose * | 28 | 8-14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Mitchell Robinson * | 16 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - | - | |
| Nerlens Noel | 30 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | - | - | |
| Alec Burks | 21 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Immanuel Quickley | 20 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Quentin Grimes | 12 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Obi Toppin | 11 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Miles McBride | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Kevin Knox II | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jericho Sims | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter