Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 24.6% | 75.4% | +6.2 | ✓ (3.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.8% | 59.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +10 (80-70). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 37 | 5-14 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | -1 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 33 | 3-12 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | -3 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 31 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 27 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 23 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 21 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 19 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 18 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Dwayne Jones | 18 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 17 | - |
| Shannon Brown | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Demetris Nichols | 3 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen * | 34 | 8-16 | 1-7 | 3-4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 29 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 29 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 25 | 2-12 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 25 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | - |
| James Posey * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Glen Davis * | 21 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Eddie House * | 20 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 18 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Leon Powe | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
* = starter