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 | ✗ (19.4 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 -14 (116-130). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson * | 37 | 18-32 | 7-12 | 5-8 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 48 | - | - | |
| Quentin Grimes * | 35 | 4-9 | 3-8 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| RJ Barrett * | 29 | 6-17 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Mitchell Robinson * | 22 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | - | - | |
| Obi Toppin * | 18 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Immanuel Quickley | 30 | 5-16 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Josh Hart | 29 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 25 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | |
| Miles McBride | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Mobley * | 41 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | - | - | |
| Donovan Mitchell * | 39 | 16-23 | 6-9 | 4-5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 42 | - | - | |
| Caris LeVert * | 37 | 5-12 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | - | - | |
| Darius Garland * | 37 | 8-19 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Lamar Stevens * | 24 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | |
| Cedi Osman | 20 | 4-9 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | - | - | |
| Dean Wade | 12 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | - | - | |
| Ricky Rubio | 9 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Raul Neto | 9 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Robin Lopez | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
* = starter