Model Predictions
| Model | Charlotte Hornets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 62.2% | 37.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 43.6% | 56.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 37.8% | 62.2% | +2.7 | ✓ (11.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.8% | 52.2% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 68.0% | 32.0% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 46.8% | 53.2% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 46.8% | 53.2% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 43.3% | 56.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +14 (129-115). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Bacon * | 37 | 8-14 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 10 | - |
| Kemba Walker * | 37 | 9-18 | 1-7 | 5-5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 11 | - |
| Miles Bridges * | 33 | 7-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Marvin Williams * | 29 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Bismack Biyombo * | 18 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Devonte' Graham | 22 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Jeremy Lamb | 19 | 1-11 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Frank Kaminsky | 16 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 17 | - |
| Willy Hernangomez | 9 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Malik Monk | 8 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajon Rondo * | 35 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 26 | - |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope * | 33 | 8-14 | 6-10 | 3-3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | - |
| LeBron James * | 31 | 11-19 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 14 | - |
| Kyle Kuzma * | 31 | 9-16 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | - |
| JaVale McGee * | 26 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 16 | - |
| Lance Stephenson | 29 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Johnathan Williams | 21 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Alex Caruso | 17 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Moritz Wagner | 11 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Isaac Bonga | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Scott Machado | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter