Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 18.9% | 81.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 35.5% | 64.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 26.7% | 73.3% | +5.6 | ✓ (2.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.7% | 57.3% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 38.0% | 62.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 42.2% | 57.8% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 42.1% | 57.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 40.5% | 59.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +8 (119-111). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Mobley * | 35 | 8-18 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 16 | - |
| Donovan Mitchell * | 35 | 12-25 | 2-9 | 5-5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 13 | - |
| Jarrett Allen * | 28 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Sam Merrill * | 28 | 6-11 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | - |
| Jaylon Tyson * | 20 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Dean Wade | 28 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Lonzo Ball | 23 | 1-7 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 16 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Tyrese Proctor | 16 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OG Anunoby * | 37 | 9-17 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 23 | - |
| Jalen Brunson * | 34 | 5-18 | 1-9 | 12-13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 12 | - |
| Mikal Bridges * | 33 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 21 | - |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 30 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 8-9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Ariel Hukporti * | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Miles McBride | 25 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Tyler Kolek | 13 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Landry Shamet | 13 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Jordan Clarkson | 13 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Guerschon Yabusele | 12 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Trey Jemison III | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter