Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 23.8% | 76.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 29.4% | 70.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 19.6% | 80.4% | +7.8 | ✓ (1.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.0% | 62.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +6 (103-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 44 | 9-29 | 2-8 | 4-5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 9 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 35 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4 | - |
| Tyus Edney * | 29 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 18 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 28 | 6-9 | 2-3 | 1-3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Pervis Ellison * | 24 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Dee Brown * | 23 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 17 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 13 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Chauncey Billups | 4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Henderson * | 41 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 41 | 5-7 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 38 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 21 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 28 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 26 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 24 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 18 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Mitchell Butler * | 13 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Greg Graham * | 10 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -2 | - |
* = starter