Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 32.4% | 67.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 39.7% | 60.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 37.8% | 62.2% | +2.7 | ✗ (6.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.4% | 56.6% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 30.9% | 69.1% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 35.3% | 64.7% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 35.3% | 64.7% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 35.4% | 64.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -4 (131-135). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson * | 41 | 8-13 | 0-1 | 7-10 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 23 | - | - | |
| Fred VanVleet * | 38 | 6-13 | 6-9 | 2-2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Jalen Green * | 36 | 7-16 | 5-11 | 7-7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | - | - | |
| Dillon Brooks * | 32 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Alperen Sengun * | 32 | 9-17 | 1-2 | 7-13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | - | - | |
| Tari Eason | 21 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Steven Adams | 14 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | - | - | |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Cam Whitmore | 10 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell * | 37 | 11-27 | 4-11 | 7-9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 33 | - | - | |
| Darius Garland * | 36 | 14-22 | 4-7 | 7-7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 39 | - | - | |
| Max Strus * | 34 | 6-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Evan Mobley * | 28 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - | - | |
| Jarrett Allen * | 28 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | - | - | |
| Georges Niang | 28 | 7-9 | 6-7 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | - | - | |
| Ty Jerome | 17 | 1-8 | 0-5 | 4-4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Sam Merrill | 17 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| Tristan Thompson | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter