Model Predictions
| Model | Orlando Magic | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 20.8% | 79.2% | +6.6 | ✓ (5.6 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 29.8% | 70.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 25.7% | 74.3% | +5.8 | ✓ (4.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.8% | 58.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 34.5% | 65.5% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 34.5% | 65.5% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 35.7% | 64.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +1 (108-107). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon * | 35 | 11-20 | 4-6 | 2-7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 22 | - |
| Jonathon Simmons * | 34 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Nikola Vučević * | 34 | 11-18 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 25 | - |
| D.J. Augustin * | 30 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Evan Fournier * | 19 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Mario Hezonja | 25 | 3-10 | 1-7 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Shelvin Mack | 19 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Jonathan Isaac | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Bismack Biyombo | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Arron Afflalo | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Wes Iwundu | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Kuzma * | 42 | 9-16 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope * | 38 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Lonzo Ball * | 37 | 6-16 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Brook Lopez * | 34 | 12-18 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 11 | - |
| Julius Randle * | 30 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Isaiah Thomas | 25 | 5-12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Ivica Zubac | 13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Alex Caruso | 13 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Thomas Bryant | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Travis Wear | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter