Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 32.0% | 68.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 36.9% | 63.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 30.1% | 69.9% | +4.6 | ✓ (5.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.1% | 57.9% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 31.9% | 68.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 29.9% | 70.1% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 29.8% | 70.2% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 31.9% | 68.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +10 (111-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland * | 40 | 11-22 | 2-8 | 4-4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 28 | - | - | |
| Lauri Markkanen * | 32 | 2-12 | 0-5 | 3-3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Ricky Rubio * | 30 | 2-12 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Dean Wade * | 23 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Tacko Fall * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - | |
| Cedi Osman | 30 | 5-14 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Denzel Valentine | 26 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Kevin Love | 22 | 6-13 | 1-5 | 5-7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Kevin Pangos | 8 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Trevon Scott | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Justin Anderson | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Luke Kornet | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum * | 36 | 6-19 | 2-8 | 4-4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | - | - | |
| Jaylen Brown * | 35 | 12-22 | 5-10 | 5-5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 34 | - | - | |
| Robert Williams III * | 34 | 10-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | - | - | |
| Marcus Smart * | 31 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Romeo Langford * | 30 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | - | - | |
| Payton Pritchard | 20 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Dennis Schroder | 18 | 1-11 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Aaron Nesmith | 12 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Enes Freedom | 11 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Joe Johnson | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Bruno Fernando | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| CJ Miles | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Justin Jackson | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
* = starter