Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 32.4% | 67.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 28.2% | 71.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 20.9% | 79.1% | +7.3 | ✓ (27.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 32.4% | 67.6% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 13.8% | 86.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 18.1% | 81.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 18.1% | 81.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 24.0% | 76.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +35 (124-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison Mathews * | 28 | 0-6 | 0-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Jae'Sean Tate * | 28 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Armoni Brooks * | 21 | 1-6 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Daniel Theis * | 18 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| D.J. Augustin * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| David Nwaba | 27 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Alperen Sengun | 27 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | - | - | |
| Josh Christopher | 27 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 6-10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Kenyon Martin Jr. | 26 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 5-8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Usman Garuba | 17 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Wade * | 34 | 6-8 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Darius Garland * | 25 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | - | - | |
| Isaac Okoro * | 21 | 7-9 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Lauri Markkanen * | 18 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Jarrett Allen * | 18 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - | - | |
| Ricky Rubio | 21 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Lamar Stevens | 20 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Ed Davis | 19 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - | |
| Cedi Osman | 18 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Kevin Love | 15 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | - | - | |
| Kevin Pangos | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Dylan Windler | 7 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Denzel Valentine | 7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
* = starter