Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 31.4% | 68.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 39.8% | 60.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 34.5% | 65.5% | +3.5 | ✗ (10.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.8% | 53.2% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 45.2% | 54.8% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 46.7% | 53.3% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 46.7% | 53.3% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 43.9% | 56.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -7 (116-123). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell * | 35 | 13-26 | 5-12 | 10-11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 41 | - | - | |
| Darius Garland * | 31 | 9-23 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Evan Mobley * | 28 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | - | - | |
| Jarrett Allen * | 23 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Max Strus * | 21 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| De'Andre Hunter | 28 | 4-6 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | - | - | |
| Ty Jerome | 21 | 3-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Dean Wade | 19 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Sam Merrill | 17 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Isaac Okoro | 12 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick White * | 41 | 5-12 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Jayson Tatum * | 40 | 19-37 | 4-12 | 4-5 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 46 | - | - | |
| Sam Hauser * | 37 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Al Horford * | 37 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Jaylen Brown * | 33 | 13-24 | 4-6 | 7-10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | - | - | |
| Payton Pritchard | 25 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Luke Kornet | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | |
| Torrey Craig | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Drew Peterson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter