Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 69.3% | 30.7% | -1.8 | ✓ (3.2 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 65.8% | 34.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 50.7% | 49.3% | -0.2 | ✓ (4.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.5% | 48.5% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 59.4% | 40.6% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 59.9% | 40.1% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 59.9% | 40.1% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 51.3% | 48.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -5 (88-93). Ratings: 2005-06 season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Hughes * | 38 | 8-17 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Flip Murray * | 34 | 5-15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | -1 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 33 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 29 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 29 | 4-8 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 26 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 21 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 8 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Alan Henderson * | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Green * | 40 | 8-19 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 3 | - |
| Ryan Gomes * | 40 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 34 | 10-12 | 0-1 | 3-11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 16 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine * | 29 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Dwayne Jones * | 29 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | - |
| Orien Greene * | 25 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 22 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 18 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
* = starter