Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 55.3% | 44.7% | -1.2 | ✗ (15.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.2% | 46.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +14 (100-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Davis * | 31 | 6-16 | 0-3 | 3-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 1 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 30 | 8-14 | 2-3 | 4-6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 27 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 23 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 19 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 19 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 18 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 18 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Delonte West * | 16 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Justin Reed * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 47 | 13-27 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 21 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 40 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 36 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 30 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 25 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 21 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 19 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 19 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 14 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jiri Welsch | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter