Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 95.1% | 4.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 89.7% | 10.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 91.4% | 8.6% | -13.0 | ✓ (1.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 69.7% | 30.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 88.2% | 11.8% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 88.2% | 11.8% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 76.3% | 23.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -12 (108-120). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyrie Irving * | 37 | 11-20 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 16 | - |
| LeBron James * | 34 | 9-18 | 1-4 | 5-8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 17 | - |
| Tristan Thompson * | 34 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 20 | - |
| JR Smith * | 33 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Channing Frye * | 24 | 8-10 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 | - |
| Iman Shumpert | 25 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| James Jones | 18 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Matthew Dellavedova | 16 | 4-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Timofey Mozgov | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Jordan McRae | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Sasha Kaun | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Clarkson * | 34 | 2-12 | 0-6 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -3 | - |
| D'Angelo Russell * | 33 | 8-19 | 4-10 | 4-4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | - |
| Julius Randle * | 32 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 32 | 11-16 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 19 | - |
| Roy Hibbert * | 15 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Marcelo Huertas | 28 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Brandon Bass | 24 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 18 | - |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 19 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Metta World Peace | 13 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Tarik Black | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
* = starter