Model Predictions
| Model | Charlotte Hornets | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 18.8% | 81.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 13.0% | 87.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 8.0% | 92.0% | +13.4 | ✓ (3.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 25.6% | 74.4% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 4.1% | 95.9% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 6.1% | 93.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 6.0% | 94.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 13.7% | 86.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +10 (115-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaMelo Ball * | 33 | 7-20 | 3-11 | 7-9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | - | - | |
| Brandon Miller * | 31 | 8-14 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | - | - | |
| Mark Williams * | 28 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | - | - | |
| Miles Bridges * | 26 | 5-14 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Josh Green * | 22 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Tidjane Salaün | 22 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Cody Martin | 21 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Nick Smith Jr. | 19 | 7-12 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | - | - | |
| KJ Simpson | 13 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Nick Richards | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Taj Gibson | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Vasilije Micić | 5 | 0-1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Mobley * | 31 | 6-13 | 1-6 | 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | - | - | |
| Donovan Mitchell * | 29 | 8-16 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Darius Garland * | 29 | 8-14 | 4-7 | 5-5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | - | - | |
| Jarrett Allen * | 28 | 9-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | - | - | |
| Dean Wade * | 21 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Caris LeVert | 24 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Max Strus | 24 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Ty Jerome | 20 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Georges Niang | 18 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Tristan Thompson | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| JT Thor | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jaylon Tyson | 3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter