Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 31.2% | 68.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 26.6% | 73.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 14.3% | 85.7% | +9.9 | ✓ (8.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 36.6% | 63.4% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 14.5% | 85.5% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 18.1% | 81.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 18.0% | 82.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 23.3% | 76.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +18 (144-126). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach LaVine * | 37 | 4-16 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | - | - | |
| Patrick Williams * | 34 | 5-7 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 17 | - | - | |
| Nikola Vučević * | 32 | 11-16 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | - | - | |
| Coby White * | 29 | 8-15 | 6-11 | 7-7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 29 | - | - | |
| Josh Giddey * | 15 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Ayo Dosunmu | 26 | 6-9 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | - | - | |
| Julian Phillips | 21 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Dalen Terry | 18 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Jalen Smith | 14 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Matas Buzelis | 8 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Chris Duarte | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| E.J. Liddell | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Allen * | 36 | 11-15 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 24 | - | - | |
| Donovan Mitchell * | 34 | 12-23 | 7-13 | 6-7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 37 | - | - | |
| Darius Garland * | 34 | 9-18 | 4-7 | 7-7 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 29 | - | - | |
| Isaac Okoro * | 26 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Georges Niang * | 24 | 5-8 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Dean Wade | 28 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | - | - | |
| Caris LeVert | 26 | 7-10 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | - | - | |
| Ty Jerome | 19 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Tristan Thompson | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
* = starter