Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 47.5% | 52.5% | -1.4 | ✗ (10.6 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 51.3% | 48.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 54.6% | 45.4% | -2.0 | ✓ (10.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 64.6% | 35.4% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 54.7% | 45.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -12 (97-109). Ratings: 2026-27 ratings to date (they include this game).
RAPM GS requires a reviewed game-score run and a qualified player and game match. A dash means the score is unavailable.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson * | 34 | 12-25 | 3-7 | 4-5 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 20 | +10.6 |
| OG Anunoby * | 33 | 4-13 | 3-9 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | -6.3 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 33 | 11-21 | 2-4 | 5-5 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 26 | +0.4 |
| Mikal Bridges * | 31 | 4-13 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | +1.8 |
| Landry Shamet * | 28 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +4.0 |
| Miles McBride | 15 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +12.5 |
| Andre Drummond | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | +9.0 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 14 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +14.8 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 14 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3.3 |
| Tyler Kolek | 13 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -2.0 |
| Dalton Knecht | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5.5 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell * | 37 | 13-22 | 5-13 | 6-11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 21 | +2.2 |
| James Harden * | 34 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | -12.4 |
| Evan Mobley * | 32 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | +9.9 |
| Peyton Watson * | 29 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 13 | -8.5 |
| Meleek Thomas * | 24 | 3-10 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | -8.3 |
| Tyrese Proctor | 22 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | -14.0 |
| Mario Hezonja | 18 | 0-6 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2.4 |
| Thomas Bryant | 15 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -18.1 |
| Riley Minix | 10 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | +8.5 |
* = starter