Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 44.7% | 55.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 64.1% | 35.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 54.9% | 45.1% | -1.1 | ✓ (13.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.2% | 44.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -15 (72-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 43 | 9-16 | 3-6 | 7-9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 16 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 39 | 8-22 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 36 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Randy Brown * | 34 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 28 | 5-10 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 26 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Chris Herren * | 4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Miller * | 43 | 5-17 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Lamond Murray * | 31 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 29 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 25 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Trajan Langdon * | 22 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Matt Harpring * | 20 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 15 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 14 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Chris Gatling * | 8 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Michael Hawkins * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Cedric Henderson | 11 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
* = starter