Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 55.3% | 44.7% | -1.2 | ✗ (9.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.2% | 46.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +8 (97-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Blount * | 44 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 44 | 12-30 | 1-5 | 7-9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 15 | - |
| Mike James * | 30 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 29 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 28 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 24 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 22 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 19 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 43 | 9-25 | 1-6 | 5-6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 10 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 39 | 2-10 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 38 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 21 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 32 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 28 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 28 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Kevin Ollie * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Dajuan Wagner * | 10 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Kedrick Brown | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter