Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 30.8% | 69.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 35.3% | 64.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 26.6% | 73.4% | +5.6 | ✓ (14.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.5% | 58.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +20 (130-110). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Angelo Russell * | 35 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Jordan Clarkson * | 35 | 9-17 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Julius Randle * | 29 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 27 | 10-22 | 4-11 | 11-11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 14 | - |
| Marcelo Huertas * | 25 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Roy Hibbert * | 24 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Tarik Black * | 24 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Larry Nance Jr. * | 18 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 18 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Ryan Kelly | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden * | 41 | 14-31 | 6-14 | 6-8 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 26 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 37 | 8-14 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Dwight Howard * | 33 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 21 | - |
| Patrick Beverley * | 33 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 20 | - |
| Jason Terry * | 20 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Donatas Motiejunas * | 19 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Josh Smith * | 19 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Clint Capela * | 14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Michael Beasley * | 9 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Corey Brewer * | 8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| KJ McDaniels | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Andrew Goudelock | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter