Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 65.7% | 34.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 48.5% | 51.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 36.7% | 63.3% | +3.0 | ✓ (10.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.4% | 53.6% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 40.7% | 59.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 46.7% | 53.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 46.7% | 53.3% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 42.7% | 57.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +13 (128-115). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 38 | 11-17 | 3-6 | 2-6 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 30 | - |
| Kyle Kuzma * | 31 | 7-14 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. * | 29 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Brandon Ingram * | 25 | 10-18 | 3-4 | 6-9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 14 | - |
| JaVale McGee * | 16 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Josh Hart | 29 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Rajon Rondo | 28 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 15 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Lance Stephenson | 10 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Moritz Wagner | 7 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Tyson Chandler | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Alex Caruso | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle * | 38 | 9-17 | 2-7 | 4-6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 12 | - |
| Elfrid Payton * | 36 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Kenrich Williams * | 33 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Jrue Holiday * | 32 | 10-18 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 21 | - |
| Jahlil Okafor * | 13 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Ian Clark | 25 | 7-12 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Frank Jackson | 24 | 2-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Cheick Diallo | 18 | 8-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 20 | - |
| Stanley Johnson | 16 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
* = starter