Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 51.6% | 48.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 49.0% | 51.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 52.6% | 47.4% | -0.6 | ✓ (5.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.9% | 48.1% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 62.1% | 37.9% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 64.1% | 35.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 64.2% | 35.8% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 55.3% | 44.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -6 (92-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Smart * | 36 | 6-13 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Jayson Tatum * | 35 | 7-20 | 2-8 | 7-7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 | - | - | |
| Dennis Schroder * | 34 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Al Horford * | 31 | 7-10 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | - | - | |
| Robert Williams III * | 13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Josh Richardson | 25 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | - | - | |
| Grant Williams | 23 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Romeo Langford | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Aaron Nesmith | 10 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Enes Kanter | 8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Payton Pritchard | 4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Rubio * | 37 | 9-20 | 4-8 | 6-7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | - | - | |
| Dean Wade * | 35 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Darius Garland * | 34 | 6-15 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Isaac Okoro * | 31 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Evan Mobley * | 28 | 0-11 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | |
| Cedi Osman | 31 | 10-17 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 26 | - | - | |
| Denzel Valentine | 22 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Dylan Windler | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Tacko Fall | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter