Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 31.8% | 68.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 37.3% | 62.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 28.0% | 72.0% | +5.2 | ✓ (33.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.5% | 57.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +39 (117-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iman Shumpert * | 37 | 6-15 | 1-5 | 2-4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Matthew Dellavedova * | 31 | 3-12 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Tristan Thompson * | 28 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 6 | - |
| James Jones * | 26 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 25 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Joe Harris * | 25 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Mike Miller * | 23 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Timofey Mozgov * | 22 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 18 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Smart * | 32 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Avery Bradley * | 27 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Evan Turner * | 26 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 19 | - |
| Jae Crowder * | 24 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | - |
| Isaiah Thomas * | 22 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Tyler Zeller * | 18 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Jonas Jerebko * | 18 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Jared Sullinger * | 17 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Brandon Bass * | 17 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Kelly Olynyk | 18 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Gigi Datome | 8 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Phil Pressey | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
* = starter