Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 46.3% | 53.7% | +1.1 | ✓ (7.9 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 40.9% | 59.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 54.9% | 45.1% | -1.1 | ✗ (10.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.0% | 49.0% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 59.3% | 40.7% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 59.4% | 40.6% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 50.9% | 49.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +9 (109-100). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell * | 36 | 11-16 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 10 | - |
| Joe Ingles * | 33 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 | - |
| Ekpe Udoh * | 32 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 22 | - |
| Joe Johnson * | 29 | 4-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Ricky Rubio * | 25 | 2-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Rodney Hood | 26 | 3-9 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Thabo Sefolosha | 18 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Jonas Jerebko | 15 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Royce O'Neale | 11 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Alec Burks | 10 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 36 | 9-15 | 1-4 | 10-10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 31 | - |
| JR Smith * | 34 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Kevin Love * | 28 | 7-14 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Jose Calderon * | 22 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Jae Crowder * | 20 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Kyle Korver | 25 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Cedi Osman | 22 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Dwyane Wade | 19 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Jeff Green | 17 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Tristan Thompson | 7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Channing Frye | 5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter