Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 51.2% | 48.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 45.5% | 54.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 46.0% | 54.0% | +0.9 | ✓ (13.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.4% | 52.6% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 48.4% | 51.6% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 44.7% | 55.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +14 (117-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Okoro * | 33 | 4-12 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | - | - | |
| Darius Garland * | 33 | 5-13 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Georges Niang * | 28 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Jarrett Allen * | 26 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | - | - | |
| Donovan Mitchell * | 25 | 4-13 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Caris LeVert | 31 | 8-14 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | - | - | |
| Sam Merrill | 28 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | - | - | |
| Tristan Thompson | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Damian Jones | 11 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 5 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred VanVleet * | 35 | 5-15 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Jalen Green * | 33 | 9-20 | 4-9 | 4-6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 26 | - | - | |
| Jabari Smith Jr. * | 32 | 8-13 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | - | - | |
| Amen Thompson * | 26 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Dillon Brooks * | 25 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Jeff Green | 25 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Jock Landale | 17 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 15 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 12 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Aaron Holiday | 11 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Nate Williams | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Boban Marjanovic | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter