Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 52.7% | 47.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 40.1% | 59.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 44.4% | 55.6% | +1.2 | ✓ (4.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.6% | 47.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +6 (109-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 37 | 3-15 | 1-4 | 5-8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 35 | 6-12 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 32 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 21 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 31 | 7-13 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 31 | 6-15 | 1-4 | 9-12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Dana Barros * | 14 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Calbert Cheaney * | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Doug Overton | 1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamond Murray * | 31 | 7-12 | 3-3 | 2-4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 10 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 29 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 28 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 26 | 2-9 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 26 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 24 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 23 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 21 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 18 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 17 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 15 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Lari Ketner * | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter