Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 55.3% | 44.7% | -1.2 | ✗ (6.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.2% | 46.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +5 (74-69). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen * | 42 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 42 | 11-21 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 13 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 39 | 5-15 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 5 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 30 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 26 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Eddie House * | 18 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Glen Davis * | 17 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| James Posey * | 14 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 46 | 9-23 | 1-3 | 13-15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 22 | - |
| Delonte West * | 45 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 31 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 30 | 2-11 | 1-6 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 26 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 22 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 19 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 15 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter