Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 72.0% | 28.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 66.2% | 33.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 76.5% | 23.5% | -6.5 | ✗ (10.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.6% | 49.4% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 58.1% | 41.9% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 54.1% | 45.9% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 54.1% | 45.9% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 47.9% | 52.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +4 (108-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Rubio * | 36 | 10-25 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | - | - | |
| Dean Wade * | 33 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| Evan Mobley * | 30 | 9-12 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | - | - | |
| Isaac Okoro * | 30 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Lauri Markkanen * | 30 | 6-15 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Kevin Love | 32 | 7-14 | 7-12 | 3-4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 | - | - | |
| Denzel Valentine | 23 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Justin Anderson | 13 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Kevin Pangos | 8 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Temple * | 36 | 6-7 | 5-6 | 0-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Herbert Jones * | 36 | 10-18 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | - | - | |
| Devonte' Graham * | 32 | 5-12 | 1-6 | 7-9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | - | - | |
| Jonas Valanciunas * | 30 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 6-8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | - | - | |
| Gary Clark * | 28 | 4-11 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | - | - | |
| Jaxson Hayes | 24 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Trey Murphy III | 19 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Tomas Satoransky | 17 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Jared Harper | 7 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Willy Hernangomez | 5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter