Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 24.6% | 75.4% | +6.2 | ✓ (2.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.8% | 59.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +9 (91-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Miles * | 35 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | - |
| LeBron James * | 35 | 3-12 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 34 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 21 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 34 | 4-16 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 28 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 19 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Kevin Ollie * | 18 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| J.R. Bremer * | 12 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jason Kapono | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 36 | 6-16 | 1-1 | 6-8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 35 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Mike James * | 31 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 31 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 25 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 7-9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 24 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Kedrick Brown * | 19 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Jumaine Jones * | 16 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Jiri Welsch | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Marcus Banks | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
* = starter