Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 21.6% | 78.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 54.2% | 45.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 58.8% | 41.2% | -1.9 | ✓ (6.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.3% | 43.7% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 78.9% | 21.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 72.3% | 27.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 72.2% | 27.8% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 61.8% | 38.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers -8 (120-128). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 36 | 7-15 | 1-4 | 6-8 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 21 | - | - | |
| Anthony Davis * | 35 | 7-16 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Danny Green * | 19 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Avery Bradley * | 17 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| JaVale McGee * | 11 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 32 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Kyle Kuzma | 29 | 9-17 | 3-9 | 3-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | - | - | |
| Alex Caruso | 19 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Rajon Rondo | 18 | 6-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Dwight Howard | 18 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | - | - | |
| Jared Dudley | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Lillard * | 39 | 7-17 | 4-13 | 13-14 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 31 | - | - | |
| CJ McCollum * | 37 | 8-16 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 33 | 5-14 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Hassan Whiteside * | 33 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | - | - | |
| Skal Labissiere * | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Kent Bazemore | 27 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | - | - | |
| Anfernee Simons | 27 | 6-13 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Anthony Tolliver | 17 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Nassir Little | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Gary Trent Jr. | 8 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
* = starter