Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Indiana Pacers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 44.0% | 56.0% | +1.5 | ✓ (32.5 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 47.2% | 52.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 36.6% | 63.4% | +3.0 | ✓ (31.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.2% | 54.8% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 44.5% | 55.5% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 44.4% | 55.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 41.7% | 58.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Indiana Pacers +34 (121-87). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 31 | 7-16 | 3-6 | 5-5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 17 | - |
| JR Smith * | 27 | 3-9 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | - |
| Kevin Love * | 24 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Kyle Korver * | 24 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Jose Calderon * | 13 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Rodney Hood | 24 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | - |
| Jordan Clarkson | 24 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Jeff Green | 24 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 18 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Tristan Thompson | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Cedi Osman | 8 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Ante Zizic | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Oladipo * | 34 | 11-19 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 34 | - |
| Thaddeus Young * | 29 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Bojan Bogdanović * | 27 | 4-12 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Myles Turner * | 27 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Darren Collison * | 26 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Lance Stephenson | 26 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Domantas Sabonis | 22 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Cory Joseph | 21 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Trevor Booker | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Glenn Robinson III | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| T.J. Leaf | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Joe Young | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter