Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 38.3% | 61.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 23.9% | 76.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 22.8% | 77.2% | +6.7 | ✓ (14.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.8% | 61.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +21 (103-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 38 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 28 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 28 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 28 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Lamond Murray * | 25 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 23 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Trajan Langdon * | 18 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Chucky Brown * | 18 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Bimbo Coles * | 17 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Anthony Johnson | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 38 | 9-17 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 35 | 14-25 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 28 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 33 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 24 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 24 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 23 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 20 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Eric Williams | 21 | 5-7 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Chris Carr | 7 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Jerome Moiso | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter