Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 32.4% | 67.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 53.0% | 47.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 35.5% | 64.5% | +3.3 | ✓ (10.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.0% | 53.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +14 (103-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Kemp * | 32 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 23 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 31 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 29 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 27 | 1-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 22 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Johnny Newman * | 22 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -2 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 19 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 15 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 14 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Mitchell Butler | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Earl Boykins | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Barros * | 48 | 6-11 | 3-5 | 8-8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 33 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 47 | 8-16 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 19 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 46 | 10-21 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 11 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 27 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 24 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 19 | - |
| Greg Minor * | 22 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 21 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Dwayne Schintzius | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter