Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 35.6% | 64.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 33.4% | 66.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 28.2% | 71.8% | +5.1 | ✗ (6.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.5% | 58.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -1 (83-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogdan Bogdanović * | 31 | 6-7 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | - |
| De'Aaron Fox * | 31 | 6-18 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | - |
| Justin Jackson * | 24 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 | - |
| Willie Cauley-Stein * | 19 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Skal Labissiere * | 17 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Buddy Hield | 32 | 8-15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | - |
| Nigel Hayes | 21 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| JaKarr Sampson | 16 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Frank Mason III | 16 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Jack Cooley | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | - |
| Vince Carter | 12 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope * | 39 | 6-13 | 0-6 | 4-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 4 | - |
| Kyle Kuzma * | 39 | 5-16 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 2 | - |
| Alex Caruso * | 29 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Brook Lopez * | 25 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Julius Randle * | 24 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 9-14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Josh Hart | 26 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Channing Frye | 21 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | - |
| Ivica Zubac | 18 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15 | - |
| Tyler Ennis | 15 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
* = starter