Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 55.3% | 44.7% | -1.2 | ✗ (6.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.2% | 46.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +5 (109-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen * | 49 | 10-25 | 5-12 | 4-6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 15 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 44 | 5-15 | 1-6 | 5-6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 43 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 43 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 31 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 14 | - |
| James Posey * | 20 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Eddie House * | 15 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Glen Davis * | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine * | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Scot Pollard * | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Gibson * | 46 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | - |
| LeBron James * | 45 | 11-25 | 2-8 | 14-15 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 31 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 44 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 26 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 44 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 42 | 11-15 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 21 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 8 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Dwayne Jones | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Eric Snow | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter