Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 54.5% | 45.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 52.7% | 47.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 49.6% | 50.4% | +0.1 | ✓ (2.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.1% | 49.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +3 (128-125). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonzo Ball * | 44 | 2-15 | 1-12 | 1-2 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Kyle Kuzma * | 42 | 5-11 | 4-6 | 8-9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 18 | - |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope * | 42 | 9-15 | 8-11 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 18 | - |
| Julius Randle * | 35 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 18 | - |
| Brook Lopez * | 30 | 9-12 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 17 | - |
| Isaiah Thomas | 25 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | - |
| Travis Wear | 13 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Ivica Zubac | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis * | 36 | 12-20 | 0-2 | 9-10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 28 | - |
| Jrue Holiday * | 31 | 12-16 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 31 | 11-18 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 17 | - |
| E'Twaun Moore * | 28 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 20 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Ian Clark | 23 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Cheick Diallo | 18 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Nikola Mirotic | 15 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Darius Miller | 15 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Solomon Hill | 12 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| DeAndre Liggins | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter