Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 24.6% | 75.4% | +6.2 | ✓ (1.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.8% | 59.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +5 (97-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 46 | 14-29 | 3-11 | 14-19 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 27 | - |
| Delonte West * | 45 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 35 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 30 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 29 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 16 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 15 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 11 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 9 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce * | 43 | 13-23 | 4-6 | 11-12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 25 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 41 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 36 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Ray Allen * | 29 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | - |
| James Posey * | 26 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | - |
| Kendrick Perkins * | 20 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 20 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Eddie House * | 14 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Leon Powe * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
* = starter