Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 14.5% | 85.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 20.1% | 79.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 13.3% | 86.7% | +10.3 | ✓ (15.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 33.3% | 66.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +26 (96-70). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Miller * | 36 | 4-14 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 31 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | - |
| Lamond Murray * | 29 | 3-12 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 28 | 0-9 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -4 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 26 | 6-11 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Brian Skinner * | 20 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 19 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Jumaine Jones * | 17 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Trajan Langdon * | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Michael Doleac * | 5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 43 | 7-18 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 41 | 6-16 | 5-10 | 5-5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 21 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 34 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 23 | - |
| Tony Delk * | 33 | 7-16 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 15 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Rodney Rogers | 20 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Eric Williams | 13 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Walter McCarty | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Kedrick Brown | 4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Mark Blount | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter