Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 79.2% | 20.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 80.5% | 19.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 76.9% | 23.1% | -6.6 | ✓ (2.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 65.8% | 34.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -9 (87-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Brandon * | 40 | 5-17 | 1-4 | 8-8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | - |
| Chris Mills * | 40 | 8-14 | 3-5 | 5-6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 22 | - |
| Tyrone Hill * | 40 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 23 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 39 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 39 | 7-12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Donny Marshall * | 11 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Antonio Lang * | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 45 | 10-19 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 13 | - |
| Todd Day * | 36 | 4-14 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Marty Conlon * | 35 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | - |
| David Wesley * | 34 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 22 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Michael Hawkins * | 17 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 12 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Alton Lister * | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Brett Szabo | 12 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Steve Hamer | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter