Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 51.1% | 48.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 33.3% | 66.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 34.2% | 65.8% | +3.6 | ✓ (13.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.0% | 53.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +17 (116-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mercer * | 33 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 10 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 28 | 7-15 | 1-6 | 2-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 28 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 25 | 0-11 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 19 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 19 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 16 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 14 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Eric Riley * | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 11 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Popeye Jones | 12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Anderson * | 36 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 10-12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 20 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 36 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5-10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 32 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 12-15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 24 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 29 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 26 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 26 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 25 | 6-9 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Johnny Newman * | 21 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Mitchell Butler | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Antonio Lang | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter