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 | ✓ (1.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.0% | 62.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +9 (95-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mercer * | 46 | 10-25 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 8 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 41 | 14-23 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 24 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 36 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 35 | 4-15 | 1-7 | 3-3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Zan Tabak * | 22 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 20 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Tyus Edney * | 12 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Travis Knight | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Kemp * | 36 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 8-11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 19 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 36 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 35 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 34 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 32 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 19 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 17 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 10 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Carl Thomas * | 4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter