Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 29.2% | 70.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 33.3% | 66.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 15.9% | 84.1% | +9.2 | ✓ (0.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.8% | 62.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +9 (104-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Davis * | 44 | 11-22 | 4-7 | 5-7 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 22 | - |
| Jumaine Jones * | 34 | 8-15 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Darius Miles * | 32 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 30 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 29 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 27 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 18 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Smush Parker * | 17 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 45 | 10-21 | 3-4 | 4-8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 19 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 43 | 4-12 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | - |
| J.R. Bremer * | 33 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 6-6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 30 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 8-12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 25 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 22 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 2-5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Kedrick Brown * | 20 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Bimbo Coles * | 14 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Grant Long * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
* = starter