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 (107-114). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 45 | 10-20 | 1-3 | 13-14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 26 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 38 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 4-5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 37 | 8-16 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 31 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 19 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 25 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Walter McCarty * | 23 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 15 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 15 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 48 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 19 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 45 | 6-14 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 41 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 20 | - |
| LeBron James * | 40 | 12-25 | 3-5 | 4-8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 15 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 26 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Lucious Harris * | 25 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 16 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | -2 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Dajuan Wagner * | 8 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter