Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 50.2% | 49.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 30.8% | 69.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 19.5% | 80.5% | +7.8 | ✓ (5.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.1% | 55.9% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 35.0% | 65.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 36.4% | 63.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 36.3% | 63.7% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 36.9% | 63.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +2 (90-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul * | 40 | 9-17 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 22 | - | |
| Mikal Bridges * | 36 | 3-15 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - | |
| Deandre Ayton * | 36 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 23 | - | |
| Landry Shamet * | 36 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | - | |
| Dario Saric * | 18 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - | |
| Torrey Craig | 23 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | - | |
| Damion Lee | 16 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | |
| Ish Wainright | 11 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - | |
| Bismack Biyombo | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | |
| Cameron Payne | 8 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | |
| Duane Washington Jr. | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caris LeVert * | 37 | 7-11 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21 | - | |
| Donovan Mitchell * | 36 | 6-20 | 3-12 | 5-5 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 17 | - | |
| Jarrett Allen * | 32 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | - | |
| Evan Mobley * | 31 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - | |
| Isaac Okoro * | 19 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - | |
| Cedi Osman | 33 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | - | |
| Kevin Love | 22 | 1-7 | 0-6 | 4-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - | |
| Raul Neto | 21 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | - | |
| Lamar Stevens | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter