Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 55.3% | 44.7% | -1.2 | ✗ (32.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.2% | 46.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +31 (107-76). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Davis * | 37 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 28 | 4-17 | 1-6 | 5-7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 28 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Ray Allen * | 26 | 2-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Eddie House * | 24 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Mikki Moore * | 21 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 21 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 20 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 20 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Henry Walker | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Gabe Pruitt | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delonte West * | 36 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Mo Williams * | 31 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 9 | - |
| LeBron James * | 30 | 9-14 | 5-8 | 6-6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 23 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 29 | 5-6 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 26 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 25 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 17 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Darnell Jackson * | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Tarence Kinsey | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter