Cleveland Cavaliers
ELO 1628108 : 121
New York Knicks
ELO 1921Prediction catboost-v1 (tier1)
38%
Cleveland Cavaliers
62%
New York Knicks
Expected total
223
points
Projected score: 108 – 116
Favorite wins
70%
probability the ELO-favourite wins
Fixed lines (calibrated for NBA pace). For European leagues the predicted total is usually well below 205 — over X probabilities will be low by design.
Outcome: ✓ model got it right · Over 215: ✓
Pre-game
Season form
Cleveland Cavalie… #852-30 · 0.634
New York Knicks #753-29 · 0.646
Head coaches
Cleveland Cavaliers
New York Knicks
Players to watch
G · New York Knic…
Last: 26p · 4r · 7a · rating 8.4
G · Cleveland Cav…
Last: 26p · 6r · 8a · rating 8.0
Form & trends
| Metric | Value | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 9 | New York Knicks |
| First half winner | 7/9 | New York Knicks |
| Scored points average (Last 10) | 107 | Cleveland Cavalie… |
| Scored points average (Last 10) | 121 | New York Knicks |
| Game points average (Last 10) | 215 | Cleveland Cavalie… |
| Game points average (Last 10) | 221 | New York Knicks |
Head-to-head (last 10)
| Metric | Value | Team |
|---|---|---|
| First half winner | 5/7 | New York Knicks |
| First half loser | 5/7 | Cleveland Cavalie… |
| Scored points average (Last 10) | 104 | Cleveland Cavalie… |
| Scored points average (Last 10) | 105 | New York Knicks |
| Game points average (Last 10) | 209 | both |
Score by period
| Period | Cleveland Cavaliers | New York Knicks |
|---|---|---|
| Period1 | 27 | 37 |
| Period2 | 27 | 23 |
| Period3 | 28 | 31 |
| Period4 | 26 | 30 |
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3P | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Evan Mobley F | 36 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 10/18 | 1/6 | -21 |
|
Donovan Mitchell G | 38 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 9/21 | 3/10 | -22 |
 |
James Harden G | 41 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 8/15 | 1/7 | -8 |
 |
Jarrett Allen C | 36 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 7/9 | 0/0 | -14 |
 |
Dean Wade FC | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | -1 |
 |
Max Strus GF | 31 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4/12 | 4/11 | -3 |
 |
Sam Merrill G | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2/5 | 2/4 | -1 |
 |
Dennis Schröder G | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | +2 |
 |
Jaylon Tyson F | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/1 | +3 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3P | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Jalen Brunson G | 41 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 10/19 | 0/4 | +15 |
 |
Mikal Bridges F | 39 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 11/15 | 0/1 | +19 |
 |
OG Anunoby F | 31 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 6/10 | 3/4 | +11 |
 |
Karl-Anthony Towns F | 36 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 4/9 | 1/3 | +23 |
|
Josh Hart G | 35 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5/12 | 2/7 | +3 |
 |
Landry Shamet G | 28 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4/5 | 4/5 | +5 |
 |
Miles McBride G | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 1/2 | +1 |
 |
Mitchell Robinson CF | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | -4 |
 |
Jose Alvarado G | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/2 | -3 |
 |
Jordan Clarkson G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | -5 |