Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 34.4% | 65.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.8% | 68.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 28.4% | 71.6% | +5.1 | ✓ (3.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.4% | 62.6% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 13.7% | 86.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 22.1% | 77.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 22.1% | 77.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 26.5% | 73.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +2 (99-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Hield * | 37 | 6-15 | 6-14 | 3-3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | - | - | |
| Harrison Barnes * | 37 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Richaun Holmes * | 29 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Cory Joseph * | 23 | 1-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Nemanja Bjelica * | 22 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Bogdan Bogdanovic | 36 | 7-13 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Yogi Ferrell | 28 | 6-12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Dewayne Dedmon | 15 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Wenyen Gabriel | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Harry Giles III | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| DaQuan Jeffries | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 38 | 10-20 | 2-7 | 7-7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 29 | - | - | |
| Anthony Davis * | 35 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 7-9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | - | - | |
| Danny Green * | 26 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope * | 24 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| JaVale McGee * | 12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Alex Caruso | 28 | 4-10 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Kyle Kuzma | 26 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Dwight Howard | 21 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Rajon Rondo | 18 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Quinn Cook | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Jared Dudley | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter