Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 25.9% | 74.1% | +4.9 | ✗ (12.9 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 42.1% | 57.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 37.0% | 63.0% | +5.9 | ✗ (13.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.4% | 64.6% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 36.7% | 63.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Knicks -8 (107-115). 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.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell * | 35 | 8-15 | 2-7 | 5-5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 20 | +18.6 |
| James Harden * | 33 | 9-14 | 5-7 | 9-11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 24 | +10.2 |
| Evan Mobley * | 32 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | +7.6 |
| Jarrett Allen * | 32 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 23 | +11.7 |
| Peyton Watson * | 30 | 2-12 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 8 | +2.1 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 23 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | +7.4 |
| Tyrese Proctor | 22 | 6-12 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | -2.6 |
| Meleek Thomas | 22 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +11.6 |
| Mario Hezonja | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -8.5 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson * | 34 | 12-23 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 12 | -20.9 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 34 | 7-11 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 28 | +2.1 |
| OG Anunoby * | 34 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 6-6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | -3.7 |
| Josh Hart * | 25 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | -4.7 |
| Mikal Bridges * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Landry Shamet | 28 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +5.3 |
| Miles McBride | 27 | 7-13 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | -18.4 |
| Tyler Kolek | 13 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | +10.8 |
| Andre Drummond | 13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -9.5 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 11 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -8.6 |
* = starter