Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 55.3% | 44.7% | -1.2 | ✓ (5.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.2% | 46.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -7 (98-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 44 | 12-25 | 1-5 | 16-18 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 33 | - |
| Mike James * | 42 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 28 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 27 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 26 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 25 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 19 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Kedrick Brown * | 18 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Jumaine Jones * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 45 | 10-20 | 1-5 | 16-18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 22 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 42 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 24 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 32 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 32 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Darius Miles * | 32 | 11-18 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 15 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 20 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Kevin Ollie * | 17 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Michael Stewart * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jason Kapono * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| J.R. Bremer | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter