Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 31.5% | 68.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 52.2% | 47.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 51.0% | 49.0% | -0.2 | ✓ (5.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 58.4% | 41.6% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 82.6% | 17.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 77.3% | 22.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 77.3% | 22.7% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 66.2% | 33.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls -6 (112-118). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 35 | 10-19 | 2-6 | 8-9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 30 | - | - | |
| Anthony Davis * | 31 | 6-15 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | - | - | |
| Danny Green * | 25 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope * | 21 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| JaVale McGee * | 16 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | - | - | |
| Quinn Cook | 26 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | - | - | |
| Alex Caruso | 23 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Dwight Howard | 23 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Kyle Kuzma | 21 | 7-16 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | - | - | |
| Troy Daniels | 13 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Jared Dudley | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach LaVine * | 33 | 9-18 | 3-7 | 5-7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 26 | - | - | |
| Wendell Carter Jr. * | 31 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | - | - | |
| Lauri Markkanen * | 30 | 2-8 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Otto Porter Jr. * | 27 | 7-12 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Tomas Satoransky * | 26 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Coby White | 23 | 7-15 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Kris Dunn | 17 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Luke Kornet | 16 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - | |
| Thaddeus Young | 16 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | - | - | |
| Chandler Hutchison | 14 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Shaquille Harrison | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Ryan Arcidiacono | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter