Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 24.6% | 75.4% | +6.2 | ✓ (1.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.8% | 59.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +5 (92-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 39 | 7-24 | 1-6 | 11-15 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 11 | - |
| Delonte West * | 35 | 8-14 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 10 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 31 | 3-12 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 27 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 27 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 25 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 22 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 14 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 14 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Dwayne Jones | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Billy Thomas | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 38 | 4-14 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | - |
| Ray Allen * | 36 | 7-10 | 3-5 | 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 14 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 33 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 33 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 23 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 25 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Glen Davis * | 23 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | - |
| James Posey * | 20 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Eddie House * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Leon Powe * | 13 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | - |
* = starter