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 | ✓ (3.6 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 +4 (118-114). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown * | 45 | 12-26 | 1-7 | 7-10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 32 | - | - | |
| Marcus Smart * | 37 | 4-17 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | - | - | |
| Derrick White * | 35 | 5-14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Mike Muscala * | 34 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | - | - | |
| Blake Griffin * | 18 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 36 | 8-14 | 3-6 | 5-5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | - | - | |
| Luke Kornet | 18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - | |
| Payton Pritchard | 16 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Grant Williams | 16 | 4-6 | 4-5 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Sam Hauser | 6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell * | 47 | 14-34 | 4-11 | 8-8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 40 | - | - | |
| Darius Garland * | 42 | 6-18 | 2-7 | 3-4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Evan Mobley * | 41 | 10-14 | 1-4 | 4-7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | - | - | |
| Jarrett Allen * | 25 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Isaac Okoro * | 22 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Caris LeVert | 32 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | - | - | |
| Lamar Stevens | 17 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Cedi Osman | 17 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Dean Wade | 10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Ricky Rubio | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
* = starter