Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Charlotte Hornets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 35.4% | 64.6% | +1.9 | ✓ (10.1 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 53.1% | 46.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 63.0% | 37.0% | -5.8 | ✗ (17.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 73.0% | 27.0% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 61.4% | 38.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Charlotte Hornets +12 (124-112). Ratings: 2026-27 ratings to date (they include this game).
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Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden * | 24 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 3-3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 7 | -25.6 |
| Evan Mobley * | 24 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -27.3 |
| Donovan Mitchell * | 22 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | -5.7 |
| Peyton Watson * | 20 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | -13.2 |
| Jarrett Allen * | 19 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 15 | -11.3 |
| Meleek Thomas | 26 | 7-12 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 16 | -4.2 |
| Tyrese Proctor | 22 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -22.9 |
| Mario Hezonja | 17 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | -18.5 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 17 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | +5.4 |
| Riley Minix | 16 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +3.5 |
| Thomas Bryant | 15 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | +16.2 |
| Norchad Omier | 12 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +14.1 |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Kalkbrenner * | 34 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 21 | +24.0 |
| Grayson Allen * | 33 | 8-14 | 6-12 | 5-6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 22 | +2.7 |
| Naz Reid * | 32 | 10-26 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 15 | +19.2 |
| Sion James * | 32 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | +21.1 |
| Coby White * | 20 | 3-12 | 0-4 | 4-5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | -3.7 |
| Royce O'Neale | 23 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | +13.8 |
| Tidjane Salaün | 17 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | -1.7 |
| Christian Anderson | 16 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +7.7 |
| Liam McNeeley | 15 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | +5.5 |
| Hannes Steinbach | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -4.3 |
* = starter