Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Charlotte Hornets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 68.4% | 31.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 79.1% | 20.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 85.5% | 14.5% | -9.8 | ✓ (8.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 68.4% | 31.6% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 89.9% | 10.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 87.9% | 12.1% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 88.0% | 12.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 78.5% | 21.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Charlotte Hornets -1 (117-118). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell * | 35 | 6-19 | 0-6 | 12-18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | - | - | |
| Evan Mobley * | 33 | 6-13 | 1-5 | 6-7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | - | - | |
| Jarrett Allen * | 31 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | - | - | |
| Darius Garland * | 31 | 4-10 | 3-6 | 9-9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Max Strus * | 21 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| De'Andre Hunter | 24 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Sam Merrill | 19 | 4-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Ty Jerome | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Isaac Okoro | 13 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Dean Wade | 11 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Bridges * | 38 | 15-32 | 4-10 | 12-13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 46 | - | - | |
| Josh Green * | 30 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Jusuf Nurkić * | 28 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | - | - | |
| LaMelo Ball * | 22 | 4-13 | 3-10 | 2-2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| DaQuan Jeffries * | 21 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Damion Baugh | 26 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Nick Smith Jr. | 25 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Tidjane Salaün | 17 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Seth Curry | 13 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Moussa Diabaté | 10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Taj Gibson | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
* = starter