Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 55.3% | 44.7% | -1.2 | ✗ (16.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.2% | 46.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +15 (98-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen * | 40 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 37 | 4-15 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | -3 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 35 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 29 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 26 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Eddie House * | 19 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Glen Davis * | 16 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Leon Powe * | 12 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Gabe Pruitt * | 11 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Patrick O'Bryant | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delonte West * | 42 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 35 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | - |
| LeBron James * | 35 | 13-25 | 3-7 | 9-9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 30 | - |
| Mo Williams * | 32 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 29 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 5-10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 16 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 25 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | - |
| JJ Hickson * | 19 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 14 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Tarence Kinsey | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter