Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 61.6% | 38.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 57.4% | 42.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 58.3% | 41.7% | -1.9 | ✓ (2.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.0% | 44.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -4 (92-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Anderson * | 42 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 7-10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 41 | 7-17 | 5-12 | 7-8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 16 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 38 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 12-13 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 28 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 32 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 26 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Mitchell Butler * | 20 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 14 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter McCarty * | 42 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 41 | 9-23 | 0-3 | 4-8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 10 | - |
| Dee Brown * | 26 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 25 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 24 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 23 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 23 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Pervis Ellison * | 16 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| John Thomas | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter