Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 24.6% | 75.4% | +6.2 | ✓ (18.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.8% | 59.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +25 (107-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 43 | 7-19 | 0-3 | 5-7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 7 | - |
| Dajuan Wagner * | 29 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Kedrick Brown * | 24 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 22 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 20 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 17 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 20 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 19 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Jason Kapono * | 17 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 16 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| J.R. Bremer * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Kevin Ollie * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Darius Miles | 16 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 34 | 8-15 | 2-4 | 12-13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 37 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 30 | 5-12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 28 | 6-9 | 1-1 | 3-5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 26 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Mike James * | 26 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 26 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 23 | 3-9 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 22 | 3-9 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Jumaine Jones * | 15 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Brandon Hunter | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Michael Stewart | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter