Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 11.7% | 88.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 12.0% | 88.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 10.0% | 90.0% | +12.1 | ✓ (5.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 28.2% | 71.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +18 (99-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 41 | 7-19 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 41 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| David Wesley * | 40 | 2-12 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 38 | 6-14 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 7 | - |
| Todd Day * | 31 | 6-14 | 1-3 | 5-8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Marty Conlon * | 19 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Brett Szabo * | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Alton Lister * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Steve Hamer | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Mills * | 38 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Terrell Brandon * | 37 | 8-14 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 36 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Bobby Phills * | 27 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Tyrone Hill * | 24 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 23 | 0-7 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | -3 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 20 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Donny Marshall * | 13 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Antonio Lang * | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Reggie Geary | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Shawnelle Scott | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter