Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 48.2% | 51.8% | +0.8 | ✓ (3.2 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 51.0% | 49.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 49.0% | 51.0% | +0.2 | ✓ (3.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.1% | 49.9% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 54.7% | 45.3% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 54.7% | 45.3% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 48.0% | 52.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +4 (113-109). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram * | 41 | 2-12 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Lonzo Ball * | 39 | 6-13 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 20 | - |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope * | 38 | 8-20 | 4-14 | 4-4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 13 | - |
| Larry Nance Jr. * | 25 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | - |
| Brook Lopez * | 23 | 5-13 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 5 | - |
| Kyle Kuzma | 29 | 8-17 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 11 | - |
| Julius Randle | 27 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Jordan Clarkson | 20 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Josh Hart | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Corey Brewer | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristaps Porziņģis * | 40 | 14-26 | 5-8 | 4-5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 26 | - |
| Courtney Lee * | 40 | 5-17 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Enes Freedom * | 26 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Jarrett Jack * | 25 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | - |
| Lance Thomas * | 23 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Doug McDermott | 32 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | -1 | - |
| Frank Ntilikina | 28 | 5-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Michael Beasley | 22 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Kyle O'Quinn | 13 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Ron Baker | 11 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter