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 | ✗ (8.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.0% | 44.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +7 (78-71). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Person * | 42 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 33 | 11-15 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 16 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 31 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 29 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 27 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 19 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 19 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 18 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 13 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Carl Thomas | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 40 | 6-19 | 1-4 | 4-6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 39 | 6-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | -4 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 36 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 1-5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 15 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 34 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 27 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 20 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Tyus Edney * | 14 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Zan Tabak * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Reggie Hanson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter