Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 24.6% | 75.4% | +6.2 | ✓ (2.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.8% | 59.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +4 (76-72). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 38 | 2-18 | 0-6 | 8-10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 36 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 20 | - |
| Delonte West * | 34 | 2-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 32 | 5-14 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 31 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 23 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 14 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 39 | 13-22 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 18 | - |
| Ray Allen * | 37 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 35 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 29 | 2-14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | -7 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 29 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | - |
| James Posey * | 25 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 18 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Leon Powe * | 13 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Tony Allen * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Glen Davis * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| P.J. Brown | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter