Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 24.6% | 75.4% | +6.2 | ✓ (4.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.8% | 59.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +2 (98-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Hughes * | 39 | 6-16 | 0-2 | 12-12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 10 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 37 | 7-20 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 6 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 29 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 21 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 27 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 25 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 24 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 17 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 13 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Scot Pollard * | 11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Green * | 41 | 9-18 | 2-3 | 5-6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 8 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 39 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 25 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 34 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 34 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 19 | - |
| Ryan Gomes * | 33 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Delonte West * | 25 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Leon Powe * | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Allan Ray * | 9 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Sebastian Telfair * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter