Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 32.7% | 67.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 37.9% | 62.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 33.6% | 66.4% | +3.7 | ✗ (12.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.7% | 54.3% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 43.0% | 57.0% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 42.8% | 57.2% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 42.8% | 57.2% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 39.9% | 60.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -9 (123-132). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell * | 45 | 15-26 | 5-9 | 6-6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41 | - | - | |
| Caris LeVert * | 42 | 12-21 | 6-8 | 11-12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 41 | - | - | |
| Evan Mobley * | 41 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | - | - | |
| Jarrett Allen * | 39 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Dean Wade * | 38 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Cedi Osman | 22 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Kevin Love | 20 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Raul Neto | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Isaac Okoro | 5 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum * | 42 | 11-19 | 3-7 | 7-8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 32 | - | - | |
| Jaylen Brown * | 42 | 11-22 | 2-7 | 8-12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 32 | - | - | |
| Al Horford * | 41 | 5-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | - | - | |
| Marcus Smart * | 37 | 3-15 | 2-9 | 3-4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Derrick White * | 22 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Luke Kornet | 25 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 22 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Blake Griffin | 11 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Sam Hauser | 11 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Noah Vonleh | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
* = starter