Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 55.3% | 44.7% | -1.2 | ✗ (12.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.2% | 46.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +11 (88-77). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 41 | 6-17 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 40 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Ray Allen * | 38 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 5-5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 33 | 7-14 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 7 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 22 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | - |
| James Posey * | 19 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 18 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 14 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Leon Powe * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Glen Davis * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 44 | 7-20 | 2-5 | 5-8 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 21 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 30 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Delonte West * | 29 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -2 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 27 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 25 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 24 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 22 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 22 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter