Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 17.5% | 82.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 25.0% | 75.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 29.9% | 70.1% | +4.7 | ✓ (4.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.4% | 55.6% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 39.7% | 60.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 39.7% | 60.3% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 38.2% | 61.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +9 (121-112). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram * | 39 | 10-15 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 22 | - |
| Lonzo Ball * | 37 | 5-11 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 17 | - |
| Josh Hart * | 32 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Brook Lopez * | 22 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Larry Nance Jr. * | 21 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | - |
| Kyle Kuzma | 30 | 8-16 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 8 | - |
| Jordan Clarkson | 25 | 5-13 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | - |
| Julius Randle | 21 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Corey Brewer | 8 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 38 | 8-18 | 1-6 | 8-12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 30 | - |
| Kevin Love * | 34 | 9-15 | 4-6 | 6-6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 28 | - |
| JR Smith * | 31 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Jae Crowder * | 24 | 5-11 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | - |
| Jose Calderon * | 23 | 6-9 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Jeff Green | 24 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Dwyane Wade | 22 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Kyle Korver | 21 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Cedi Osman | 10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Channing Frye | 7 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter