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 (90-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 36 | 9-21 | 0-4 | 4-8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | - |
| Delonte West * | 35 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Mo Williams * | 31 | 4-10 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 30 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 26 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 22 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 19 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 15 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 12 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Lorenzen Wright * | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen * | 40 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 38 | 10-19 | 2-4 | 5-8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 14 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 36 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 29 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 21 | - |
| Leon Powe * | 23 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 20 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Eddie House * | 18 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 17 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Glen Davis * | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
* = starter