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 | ✗ (13.9 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 -9 (98-107). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart * | 45 | 5-12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 13 | - | - | |
| Donte DiVincenzo * | 39 | 11-22 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 28 | - | - | |
| Isaiah Hartenstein * | 22 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | - | - | |
| Precious Achiuwa * | 21 | 6-8 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | - | - | |
| Jalen Brunson * | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Miles McBride | 47 | 6-15 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Bojan Bogdanovic | 30 | 8-15 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Jericho Sims | 21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | |
| Alec Burks | 11 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland * | 39 | 7-14 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Jarrett Allen * | 35 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | - | - | |
| Isaac Okoro * | 34 | 7-13 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | - | - | |
| Max Strus * | 29 | 2-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Evan Mobley * | 27 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Sam Merrill | 28 | 7-13 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | - | - | |
| Dean Wade | 20 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | |
| Georges Niang | 15 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
* = starter