Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 68.2% | 31.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 50.5% | 49.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 58.9% | 41.1% | -2.0 | ✗ (17.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.3% | 48.7% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 56.0% | 44.0% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 51.8% | 48.2% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 51.9% | 48.1% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 46.0% | 54.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +15 (109-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson * | 35 | 6-19 | 3-7 | 5-7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 5 | - |
| OG Anunoby * | 34 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Mikal Bridges * | 31 | 6-17 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 29 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Josh Hart * | 26 | 4-11 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Jose Alvarado | 21 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Landry Shamet | 20 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Mitchell Robinson | 19 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 23 | - |
| Mohamed Diawara | 7 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Jeremy Sochan | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ariel Hukporti | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Dillon Jones | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Tyler Kolek | 2 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Jordan Clarkson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden * | 32 | 8-18 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 5 | - |
| Donovan Mitchell * | 31 | 5-18 | 2-8 | 11-14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 14 | - |
| Jarrett Allen * | 28 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 24 | - |
| Dean Wade * | 24 | 4-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 18 | - |
| Evan Mobley * | 24 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 3-6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Jaylon Tyson | 26 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Dennis Schröder | 21 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Sam Merrill | 20 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Keon Ellis | 15 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Thomas Bryant | 2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Tyrese Proctor | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Darius Brown | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter