Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 51.9% | 48.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 43.5% | 56.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 46.3% | 53.7% | +0.8 | ✗ (6.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.2% | 50.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -6 (99-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Ariza * | 30 | 3-12 | 0-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -1 | - |
| James Harden * | 30 | 6-15 | 3-7 | 6-6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 16 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 27 | 9-14 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | - |
| P.J. Tucker * | 22 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Clint Capela * | 21 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Eric Gordon | 27 | 2-9 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Gerald Green | 23 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 3-3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Joe Johnson | 13 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Nene Hilario | 12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Tarik Black | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Luc Mbah a Moute | 7 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Tim Quarterman | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Zhou Qi | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart * | 39 | 8-17 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Alex Caruso * | 26 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope * | 21 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Julius Randle * | 17 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Brook Lopez * | 16 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Andre Ingram | 29 | 6-8 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 18 | - |
| Tyler Ennis | 23 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Ivica Zubac | 20 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Channing Frye | 14 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Travis Wear | 14 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Gary Payton II | 8 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Thomas Bryant | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter