Model Predictions
| Model | Charlotte Hornets | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 39.7% | 60.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 40.5% | 59.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 43.2% | 56.8% | +1.5 | ✓ (5.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.9% | 52.1% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 42.8% | 57.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 40.5% | 59.5% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 40.5% | 59.5% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 38.9% | 61.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +7 (139-132). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kon Knueppel * | 30 | 6-11 | 5-9 | 3-3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 9 | - |
| Miles Bridges * | 29 | 6-14 | 0-3 | 5-7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Brandon Miller * | 26 | 8-13 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | - |
| LaMelo Ball * | 24 | 8-16 | 6-10 | 1-1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 17 | - |
| Mason Plumlee * | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Moussa Diabaté | 28 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18 | - |
| Tidjane Salaün | 21 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Sion James | 20 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Josh Green | 19 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Tre Mann | 17 | 5-13 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Liam McNeeley | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Pat Connaughton | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland * | 30 | 9-15 | 5-6 | 4-4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 25 | - |
| Donovan Mitchell * | 28 | 10-18 | 6-11 | 4-4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 18 | - |
| Dean Wade * | 27 | 4-7 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Jaylon Tyson * | 20 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jarrett Allen * | 19 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 16 | - |
| De'Andre Hunter | 25 | 9-13 | 4-5 | 5-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 19 | - |
| Sam Merrill | 25 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Lonzo Ball | 23 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Thomas Bryant | 19 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 12 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Tyrese Proctor | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter