Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 33.5% | 66.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 58.7% | 41.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 70.7% | 29.3% | -4.8 | ✗ (25.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.8% | 54.2% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 42.9% | 57.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 43.5% | 56.5% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 43.5% | 56.5% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 40.8% | 59.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +21 (122-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland * | 39 | 7-17 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Max Strus * | 38 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Jarrett Allen * | 37 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Donovan Mitchell * | 37 | 8-17 | 2-7 | 6-6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | - | - | |
| Evan Mobley * | 36 | 8-13 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | - | - | |
| Caris LeVert | 24 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Georges Niang | 11 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Sam Merrill | 4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Pete Nance | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Tristan Thompson | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Isaiah Mobley | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Damian Jones | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker * | 36 | 13-25 | 5-9 | 9-9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 40 | - | - | |
| Kevin Durant * | 35 | 13-23 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 32 | - | - | |
| Royce O'Neale * | 34 | 6-9 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Bradley Beal * | 32 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Jusuf Nurkic * | 31 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Eric Gordon | 24 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Bol Bol | 22 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | - | - | |
| Drew Eubanks | 14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Isaiah Thomas | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| David Roddy | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Nassir Little | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Udoka Azubuike | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Saben Lee | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
* = starter