Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 31.3% | 68.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 37.5% | 62.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 28.4% | 71.6% | +5.1 | ✗ (11.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.5% | 57.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -6 (91-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Thompson * | 41 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 9-9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 30 | - |
| Kyrie Irving * | 37 | 4-20 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Wayne Ellington * | 36 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Alonzo Gee * | 33 | 8-17 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Tyler Zeller * | 25 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Shaun Livingston * | 23 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Kevin Jones * | 21 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| CJ Miles * | 14 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Luke Walton | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Marreese Speights | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Omri Casspi | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Bass * | 39 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Jeff Green * | 32 | 8-13 | 1-1 | 6-8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 21 | - |
| Terrence Williams * | 30 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Jordan Crawford * | 28 | 3-14 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Avery Bradley * | 27 | 3-12 | 2-8 | 2-4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Jason Terry * | 26 | 3-10 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Chris Wilcox * | 21 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Courtney Lee * | 19 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Shavlik Randolph * | 13 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | - |
* = starter