Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 54.9% | 45.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 53.0% | 47.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 52.5% | 47.5% | -0.6 | ✓ (3.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.2% | 43.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -4 (106-110). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 44 | 11-26 | 2-4 | 10-17 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 25 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 43 | 8-21 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 35 | 7-10 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | - |
| J.R. Bremer * | 35 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 34 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Kedrick Brown * | 16 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 12 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Bimbo Coles * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Grant Long * | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Davis * | 45 | 14-25 | 5-8 | 5-5 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 25 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 37 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 28 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 37 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 36 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Darius Miles * | 29 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Jumaine Jones * | 29 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Smush Parker * | 13 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Chris Mihm | 8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| DeSagana Diop | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter