Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 50.7% | 49.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 48.0% | 52.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 48.3% | 51.7% | +0.4 | ✓ (0.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.3% | 51.7% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 51.0% | 49.0% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 51.2% | 48.8% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 51.2% | 48.8% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 46.6% | 53.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +1 (114-113). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown * | 44 | 10-26 | 3-10 | 7-7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 30 | - | - | |
| Jayson Tatum * | 42 | 8-21 | 2-9 | 8-8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | - | - | |
| Al Horford * | 39 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | - | - | |
| Marcus Smart * | 36 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 5-5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Derrick White * | 32 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - | |
| Grant Williams | 31 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | - | - | |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 24 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Sam Hauser | 10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Luke Kornet | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caris LeVert * | 46 | 4-12 | 3-7 | 4-6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Donovan Mitchell * | 43 | 11-27 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | - | - | |
| Darius Garland * | 42 | 9-20 | 5-11 | 6-7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 29 | - | - | |
| Jarrett Allen * | 36 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | - | - | |
| Evan Mobley * | 32 | 7-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Dean Wade | 24 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Kevin Love | 14 | 2-10 | 0-5 | 4-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Cedi Osman | 12 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Isaac Okoro | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Robin Lopez | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
* = starter