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 | ✓ (17.5 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 -18 (101-119). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caris LeVert * | 36 | 8-16 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Darius Garland * | 36 | 8-19 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 24 | - | - | |
| Moses Brown * | 30 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | - | - | |
| Isaac Okoro * | 30 | 7-8 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Lauri Markkanen * | 24 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Kevin Love | 26 | 6-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | - | - | |
| Lamar Stevens | 23 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Cedi Osman | 18 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 4-5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | - | - | |
| Brandon Goodwin | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Dylan Windler | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Ed Davis | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Barrett * | 34 | 4-18 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Obi Toppin * | 30 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 9-9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Mitchell Robinson * | 28 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | - | - | |
| Evan Fournier * | 27 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Alec Burks * | 27 | 3-9 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Immanuel Quickley | 29 | 6-17 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Taj Gibson | 24 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Ryan Arcidiacono | 21 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Jericho Sims | 15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
* = starter