Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 55.3% | 44.7% | -1.2 | ✗ (25.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.2% | 46.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +24 (108-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 36 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 36 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 6-6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Ray Allen * | 36 | 4-12 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 26 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | - |
| James Posey * | 23 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 23 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -3 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 18 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | - |
| Leon Powe * | 15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Eddie House | 6 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Tony Allen | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Glen Davis | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 42 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 6-7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | - |
| LeBron James * | 40 | 5-16 | 3-5 | 8-12 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 23 | - |
| Delonte West * | 38 | 7-11 | 4-6 | 3-3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 20 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 28 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 27 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 23 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 21 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Dwayne Jones | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Devin Brown | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter