Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 28.2% | 71.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 37.0% | 63.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 29.0% | 71.0% | +4.9 | ✓ (14.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.4% | 57.6% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 28.3% | 71.7% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 31.8% | 68.2% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 31.7% | 68.3% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 32.6% | 67.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +19 (124-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart * | 36 | 8-19 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Mikal Bridges * | 35 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| OG Anunoby * | 33 | 9-17 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | - | - | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 33 | 9-16 | 1-3 | 6-7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | - | - | |
| Delon Wright * | 33 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Landry Shamet | 26 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Precious Achiuwa | 21 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | - | - | |
| Tyler Kolek | 14 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| MarJon Beauchamp | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Anton Watson | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Allen * | 32 | 10-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | - | - | |
| Darius Garland * | 32 | 8-15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Evan Mobley * | 30 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Donovan Mitchell * | 30 | 10-18 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 27 | - | - | |
| Max Strus * | 23 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| De'Andre Hunter | 25 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Isaac Okoro | 23 | 5-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Sam Merrill | 22 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Javonte Green | 5 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Luke Travers | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Emoni Bates | 2 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Jaylon Tyson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
* = starter