Prediction catboost-v1 (tier1)
37%
Cleveland Cavaliers
63%
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
Form & trends
| Metric | Value | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 10 | New York Knicks |
| Losses | 3 | Cleveland Cavalie… |
| First half winner | 8/10 | New York Knicks |
| First half loser | 5/7 | Cleveland Cavalie… |
| First quarter loser | 5/7 | Cleveland Cavalie… |
| Scored points average (Last 10) | 107 | Cleveland Cavalie… |
| Scored points average (Last 10) | 117 | New York Knicks |
| Game points average (Last 10) | 216 | Cleveland Cavalie… |
| Game points average (Last 10) | 220 | New York Knicks |
Head-to-head (last 10)
| Metric | Value | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 3 | New York Knicks |
| First half winner | 6/8 | New York Knicks |
| First half loser | 6/8 | Cleveland Cavalie… |
| Scored points average (Last 10) | 105 | Cleveland Cavalie… |
| Scored points average (Last 10) | 107 | New York Knicks |
| Game points average (Last 10) | 212 | both |
Score by period
| Period | Cleveland Cavaliers | New York Knicks |
|---|---|---|
| Period1 | 26 | 38 |
| Period2 | 23 | 30 |
| Period3 | 22 | 30 |
| Period4 | 22 | 32 |
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3P | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell G | 32 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 9/18 | 5/9 | -23 | |
| Evan Mobley F | 33 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 7/15 | 1/4 | -30 | |
| James Harden G | 33 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2/8 | 0/6 | -19 | |
| Jarrett Allen C | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3/5 | 0/0 | -22 | |
| Max Strus GF | 22 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2/6 | 1/4 | -9 | |
| Thomas Bryant CF | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4/7 | 2/5 | -4 | |
| Keon Ellis G | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1/3 | 1/3 | -20 | |
| Sam Merrill G | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2/4 | 1/2 | -13 | |
| NaeQwan Tomlin F | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | -2 | |
| Jaylon Tyson F | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1/6 | 0/4 | -21 | |
| Tyrese Proctor G | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0/2 | 0/2 | -4 | |
| Craig Porter G | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | -4 | |
| Dean Wade FC | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | -14 | |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3P | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns F | 26 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 8/11 | 3/3 | +25 | |
| OG Anunoby F | 27 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6/13 | 1/5 | +14 | |
| Jalen Brunson G | 31 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 6/14 | 2/5 | +16 | |
| Mikal Bridges F | 30 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4/16 | 1/8 | +10 | |
| Josh Hart G | 24 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2/5 | 1/3 | +20 | |
| Landry Shamet G | 19 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 5/6 | 4/4 | +28 | |
| Miles McBride G | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4/6 | 3/5 | +25 | |
| Mitchell Robinson CF | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4/6 | 0/0 | +14 | |
| Tyler Kolek G | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3/7 | 2/3 | +2 | |
| Pacome Dadiet F | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2/4 | 1/2 | +2 | |
| Jose Alvarado G | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2/3 | 0/1 | +21 | |
| Jordan Clarkson G | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1/6 | 1/4 | +4 | |
| Ariel Hukporti C | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | +2 | |
| Mohamed Diawara F | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | +2 | |