Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 24.6% | 75.4% | +6.2 | ✓ (4.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.8% | 59.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +11 (105-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mo Williams * | 39 | 8-15 | 4-5 | 6-6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 17 | - |
| LeBron James * | 38 | 5-15 | 2-5 | 9-12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Delonte West * | 35 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 30 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 27 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 21 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 17 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| JJ Hickson * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Darnell Jackson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tarence Kinsey | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 45 | 11-22 | 3-6 | 4-5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 17 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 39 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Ray Allen * | 36 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 30 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Leon Powe * | 26 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 24 | - |
| Glen Davis * | 17 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Eddie House * | 15 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 15 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Mikki Moore * | 12 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Henry Walker | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| J.R. Giddens | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter