Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 28.1% | 71.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 37.0% | 63.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 27.4% | 72.6% | +5.4 | ✓ (7.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.6% | 55.4% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 39.1% | 60.9% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 38.6% | 61.4% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 38.6% | 61.4% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 38.0% | 62.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +13 (121-108). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson * | 33 | 8-19 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| RJ Barrett * | 32 | 6-10 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Julius Randle * | 32 | 5-13 | 0-3 | 5-10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Evan Fournier * | 28 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Mitchell Robinson * | 20 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 27 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | - | - | |
| Immanuel Quickley | 19 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Cam Reddish | 16 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Obi Toppin | 15 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Derrick Rose | 14 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell * | 37 | 12-20 | 8-13 | 6-8 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 38 | - | - | |
| Evan Mobley * | 34 | 6-13 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | - | - | |
| Dean Wade * | 33 | 8-11 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | - | - | |
| Caris LeVert * | 29 | 0-9 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Jarrett Allen * | 25 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Kevin Love | 22 | 9-14 | 8-13 | 3-3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | - | - | |
| Isaac Okoro | 21 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Cedi Osman | 15 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Raul Neto | 10 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Robin Lopez | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Lamar Stevens | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Mamadi Diakite | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter