Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 55.3% | 44.7% | -1.2 | ✗ (2.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.2% | 46.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +1 (114-113). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen * | 41 | 8-13 | 3-5 | 5-6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 19 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 35 | 8-15 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 33 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 12 | - |
| James Posey * | 28 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 28 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 19 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine * | 17 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Eddie House * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Leon Powe * | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Glen Davis | 13 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 42 | 11-21 | 4-8 | 7-10 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 33 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 35 | 6-13 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 34 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 30 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 24 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 20 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 16 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Dwayne Jones * | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Donyell Marshall | 13 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - |
* = starter