Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 29.9% | 70.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 35.1% | 64.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 30.7% | 69.3% | +4.5 | ✓ (15.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.9% | 56.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 39.3% | 60.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 39.3% | 60.7% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 38.6% | 61.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +20 (127-107). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Lee * | 33 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | - |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. * | 29 | 5-12 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Enes Freedom * | 29 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Kristaps Porziņģis * | 28 | 7-13 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Jarrett Jack * | 25 | 3-11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Frank Ntilikina | 17 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Doug McDermott | 13 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Michael Beasley | 13 | 7-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Kyle O'Quinn | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Ron Baker | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Lance Thomas | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Willy Hernangomez | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Trey Burke | 7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle * | 36 | 11-17 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 26 | - |
| Brandon Ingram * | 24 | 4-13 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Josh Hart * | 17 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brook Lopez * | 14 | 5-9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Tyler Ennis * | 11 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jordan Clarkson | 37 | 12-19 | 1-5 | 4-5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 28 | - |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 31 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Alex Caruso | 30 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | - |
| Corey Brewer | 22 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Kyle Kuzma | 10 | 6-8 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Thomas Bryant | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Ivica Zubac | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Nigel Hayes | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter