Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 24.6% | 75.4% | +6.2 | ✓ (9.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.8% | 59.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +16 (89-73). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 41 | 6-24 | 0-4 | 9-13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 4 | - |
| Delonte West * | 35 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 34 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 33 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 30 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 20 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 14 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Joe Smith | 18 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Devin Brown | 3 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Dwayne Jones | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 36 | 7-13 | 1-5 | 4-6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Ray Allen * | 36 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 7-8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 31 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 21 | - |
| Leon Powe * | 28 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 25 | 4-12 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 22 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | - |
| James Posey * | 21 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 20 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Eddie House | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Tony Allen | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Glen Davis | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter