Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 38.1% | 61.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 39.2% | 60.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 28.8% | 71.2% | +5.0 | ✓ (15.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.9% | 57.1% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 31.9% | 68.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 35.7% | 64.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 35.7% | 64.3% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 35.5% | 64.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +20 (125-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Mobley * | 34 | 7-19 | 2-8 | 3-5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Donovan Mitchell * | 31 | 5-12 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | - |
| De'Andre Hunter * | 30 | 5-17 | 3-12 | 5-5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | - |
| Jaylon Tyson * | 26 | 8-11 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Jarrett Allen * | 25 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 17 | - |
| Lonzo Ball | 24 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 22 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Dean Wade | 17 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 13 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Tyrese Proctor | 8 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Thomas Bryant | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Luke Travers | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick White * | 34 | 5-20 | 3-12 | 6-6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | - |
| Josh Minott * | 32 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 21 | - |
| Payton Pritchard * | 31 | 4-13 | 1-8 | 1-2 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Jaylen Brown * | 31 | 12-20 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 19 | - |
| Neemias Queta * | 25 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 23 | - |
| Anfernee Simons | 26 | 4-9 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Sam Hauser | 21 | 7-13 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | - |
| Luka Garza | 16 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Baylor Scheierman | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Hugo González | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Xavier Tillman | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jordan Walsh | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter