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Cleveland Cavaliers

2026-2027 Team Stats (13 games)

116.8
PPG
115.8
Opp
+1.0
Margin
46.6%
FG%
37.0%
3P%
75.5%
FT%
44.9
RPG
26.8
APG
12.7
TO
101.7
Est. poss./game
117.6
Adj PPG
117.4
Adj Opp PPG
#14
Scoring Rank

Model Outputs

2026-2027
Catalog

Output is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.

Model Output Notes
Elo Elo Streaming paired-comparison rating with recency baked into sequential updates. More โ†’ 1014 (#13) -
Bradley-Terry Bradley-Terry Static logistic paired-comparison model with one team strength parameter. HCA +23 elo More โ†’ 991 (#18) HCA +23 elo
Bradley-Terry Recency Bradley-Terry Recency Static Bradley-Terry with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +27 elo More โ†’ 984 (#18) HCA +27 elo
Margin Margin Linear team-strength model fit on point differential instead of binary wins. HCA +1.9 More โ†’ +0.7 (#14) HCA +1.9
Margin Recency Margin Recency Margin regression with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +2.1 More โ†’ +0.9 (#13) HCA +2.1
Pythagorean Pythagorean Pythagorean win expectation from raw points scored and allowed. More โ†’ 0.531 (#15) -
Points Off/Def Points Off/Def Raw points regression with separate offensive and defensive team parameters. AdjO 117.6 | AdjD 117.4 More โ†’ 0.521 (#14) AdjO 117.6 | AdjD 117.4
Points Off/Def Recency Points Off/Def Recency Off/def points regression with exponential recency weights. AdjO 117.4 | AdjD 117.3 More โ†’ 0.522 (#13) AdjO 117.4 | AdjD 117.3
Dynamic Bradley-Terry Dynamic Bradley-Terry Time-evolving paired-comparison model with latent team strength drift. RD 105 | GP 13 More โ†’ 1013 (#14) RD 105 | GP 13

Rank through the season

League rank each week from the model's fit of the games played by then, published the same way as the table above, so each line ends at the rank shown there. Select a point for its rating.

Elo Points Off/Def Recency

2026-2027 Schedule & Results

Date Vs/At Opponent Result Score
2026-10-22 @ Philadelphia 76ers L 106 - 114
2026-10-24 vs Brooklyn Nets W 125 - 121
2026-10-26 vs Minnesota Timberwolves W 127 - 125
2026-10-28 vs Washington Wizards W 121 - 111
2026-10-29 @ Atlanta Hawks L 111 - 114
2026-10-31 @ Milwaukee Bucks W 136 - 111
2026-11-02 vs Oklahoma City Thunder L 112 - 117
2026-11-04 @ Oklahoma City Thunder L 116 - 124
2026-11-06 vs Philadelphia 76ers W 119 - 95
2026-11-07 vs New York Knicks L 97 - 109
2026-11-09 @ Charlotte Hornets L 112 - 124
2026-11-11 @ New York Knicks W 115 - 107
2026-11-13 @ Miami Heat L 121 - 133
2026-11-14 vs Dallas Mavericks - Incomplete score
2026-11-16 vs Chicago Bulls - Preview
2026-11-18 vs Memphis Grizzlies - Preview
2026-11-20 vs Indiana Pacers - Preview

2026-2027 Roster

Estimated Minutes by Position

Estimated from roster positions, box scores and minutes played. Each column totals one game's minutes, divided among the players. Use the labels or legend to highlight a player's estimated role.

Player Pos GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA Numbers PM PM GP PM/G PM/40 FG% 3P% FT% RAPM TS% eFG%
Donovan Mitchell Donovan Mitchell G 13 32.8 23.0 4.9 5.6 1.2 0.5 3.1 16.5 15.6 52 13 4.0 4.8 47.9 38.1 77.8 2.03 60.6 56.5
James Harden James Harden G 13 32.8 16.9 4.7 5.8 0.9 0.5 2.8 12.2 13.8 -39 13 -3.0 -3.7 39.0 37.4 86.1 -0.54 57.7 49.7
Evan Mobley Evan Mobley C 12 32.1 16.9 7.3 3.6 0.6 1.2 1.5 11.4 16.7 -18 12 -1.5 -1.9 55.5 47.9 62.2 -0.03 64.7 63.9
Meleek Thomas Meleek Thomas - 10 22.4 13.0 2.5 1.4 1.2 0.3 0.9 10.2 7.3 4 10 0.4 0.7 49.0 47.3 100.0 0.16 62.6 61.8
Jarrett Allen Jarrett Allen C 11 25.8 12.5 8.3 1.4 0.7 1.3 0.8 7.5 15.9 31 11 2.8 4.3 64.6 75.0 70.7 1.79 69.0 66.5
Peyton Watson Peyton Watson G 11 28.0 10.4 4.5 2.7 0.7 1.5 1.6 10.7 7.5 -32 11 -2.9 -4.1 36.4 21.3 69.2 -0.4 44.0 40.7
Thomas Bryant Thomas Bryant C 7 13.0 8.7 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 5.4 6.0 -23 7 -3.3 -10.1 47.4 38.1 77.3 -1.14 64.0 57.9
Jaylon Tyson Jaylon Tyson G 7 22.4 8.3 3.0 2.3 0.6 0.4 1.0 7.9 5.7 24 7 3.4 6.1 41.8 29.4 50.0 -0.13 51.1 50.9
Tyrese Proctor Tyrese Proctor G 12 18.0 8.1 2.9 2.2 0.6 0.0 0.4 5.3 8.1 -3 12 -0.2 -0.6 53.1 52.8 76.9 -0.6 69.6 68.0
Sam Merrill Sam Merrill G 9 23.1 7.7 3.4 1.9 1.0 0.1 0.3 6.3 7.4 60 9 6.7 11.5 38.6 32.6 91.7 1.64 55.4 50.9
Mario Hezonja Mario Hezonja F 13 18.2 7.5 5.3 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.9 7.1 7.1 - - - - 43.5 28.6 50.0 - 51.3 51.1
Riley Minix Riley Minix - 3 11.0 3.3 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.7 2.3 9 3 3.0 11.1 36.4 25.0 0 -0.02 45.5 45.5
Tristan Enaruna Tristan Enaruna - 3 10.0 2.3 1.7 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 3.3 1.7 -4 3 -1.3 -5.4 30.0 0.0 50.0 -0.16 32.2 30.0
Craig Porter Jr. Craig Porter Jr. G 10 9.9 1.4 1.7 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.1 3.4 -1 10 -0.1 -0.4 54.5 25.0 100.0 -0.27 61.2 59.1
Norchad Omier Norchad Omier - 2 7.5 0.0 2.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 3.5 17 2 8.5 44.3 0.0 0.0 0 -0.13 0.0 0.0

Numbers/Game vs RAPM

X-axis = Numbers/Game (PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA), Y-axis = RAPM.

Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, PM = total +/-, PM/G = per game, PM/40 = per 40 minutes, RAPM = Regularized Adj Plus-Minus, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG

2026-2027 Shot Zones

978 located field-goal attempts in 11 games (NBA Stats). Each zone is coloured by the player with the largest share of the team's made-shot points there (left) and of its misses there (right).

Allen22% Mitchell26% Mitchell31% Mitchell29% Mitchell28% Thomas25% Thomas22% Mitchell16% Mitchell30% Mitchell27%
Points: who the team's points here most likely come from
Harden16% Mitchell18% Mitchell21% Mitchell20% Mitchell35% Watson24% Watson19% Mitchell17% Mitchell29% Harden27%
Misses: who misses most here

Donovan MitchellJames HardenMeleek ThomasJarrett AllenPeyton Watson

Zone FGM-FGA FG% Pts Top scorer Runner-up Most misses Runner-up
Restricted area 181-282 64.2 362 Jarrett Allen 22% (78 pts) Evan Mobley 20% (72 pts) James Harden 16% (16 misses) Evan Mobley 15% (15 misses)
Paint (non-RA) 66-157 42.0 132 Donovan Mitchell 26% (34 pts) James Harden 15% (20 pts) Donovan Mitchell 18% (16 misses) James Harden 18% (16 misses)
Mid-range left 13-27 48.1 26 Donovan Mitchell 31% (8 pts) Tyrese Proctor 23% (6 pts) Donovan Mitchell 21% (3 misses) Mario Hezonja 21% (3 misses)
Mid-range center 7-12 58.3 14 Donovan Mitchell 29% (4 pts) Jarrett Allen 29% (4 pts) Donovan Mitchell 20% (1 misses) Evan Mobley 20% (1 misses)
Mid-range right 18-41 43.9 36 Donovan Mitchell 28% (10 pts) James Harden 22% (8 pts) Donovan Mitchell 35% (8 misses) Meleek Thomas 17% (4 misses)
Left corner 3 16-50 32.0 48 Meleek Thomas 25% (12 pts) Evan Mobley 19% (9 pts) Peyton Watson 24% (8 misses) Mario Hezonja 21% (7 misses)
Right corner 3 27-59 45.8 81 Meleek Thomas 22% (18 pts) James Harden 19% (15 pts) Peyton Watson 19% (6 misses) Sam Merrill 19% (6 misses)
Above-break 3 left 45-126 35.7 135 Donovan Mitchell 16% (21 pts) James Harden 16% (21 pts) Donovan Mitchell 17% (14 misses) Sam Merrill 16% (13 misses)
Above-break 3 center 27-83 32.5 81 Donovan Mitchell 30% (24 pts) Evan Mobley 15% (12 pts) Donovan Mitchell 29% (16 misses) James Harden 21% (12 misses)
Above-break 3 right 55-141 39.0 165 Donovan Mitchell 27% (45 pts) James Harden 22% (36 pts) James Harden 27% (23 misses) Donovan Mitchell 15% (13 misses)