Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 28.2% | 71.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 37.0% | 63.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 29.0% | 71.0% | +4.9 | ✗ (22.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.3% | 50.7% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 54.8% | 45.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 53.8% | 46.2% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 53.8% | 46.2% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 47.1% | 52.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -18 (91-109). 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 | 7-16 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Julius Randle * | 31 | 5-14 | 2-5 | 7-10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| RJ Barrett * | 24 | 5-13 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Mitchell Robinson * | 22 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Quentin Grimes * | 21 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Josh Hart | 27 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Immanuel Quickley | 23 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 22 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 15 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Miles McBride | 4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| DaQuan Jeffries | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Dylan Windler | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jericho Sims | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Ryan Arcidiacono | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Strus * | 33 | 2-9 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Evan Mobley * | 29 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - | - | |
| Donovan Mitchell * | 28 | 11-20 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 26 | - | - | |
| Isaac Okoro * | 24 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Dean Wade * | 16 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Georges Niang | 24 | 4-12 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Emoni Bates | 22 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Craig Porter | 22 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | - | - | |
| Tristan Thompson | 18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - | |
| Sam Merrill | 13 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Damian Jones | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Isaiah Mobley | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter