Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 24.6% | 75.4% | +6.2 | ✗ (11.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.8% | 59.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -5 (88-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Hughes * | 38 | 8-17 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Flip Murray * | 34 | 5-15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | -1 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 33 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 29 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 29 | 4-8 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 26 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 21 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 8 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Alan Henderson * | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Green * | 40 | 8-19 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 3 | - |
| Ryan Gomes * | 40 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 34 | 10-12 | 0-1 | 3-11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 16 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine * | 29 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Dwayne Jones * | 29 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | - |
| Orien Greene * | 25 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 22 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 18 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
* = starter