Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 38.3% | 61.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 40.4% | 59.6% | +2.1 | ✓ (27.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 30.2% | 69.8% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 5.8% | 94.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 10.7% | 89.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 10.7% | 89.3% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 18.0% | 82.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +30 (117-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle * | 31 | 5-16 | 1-4 | 4-6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | - | - | |
| RJ Barrett * | 30 | 9-19 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Elfrid Payton * | 29 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | - | - | |
| Reggie Bullock * | 26 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Taj Gibson * | 19 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Mitchell Robinson | 25 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Kevin Knox II | 19 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Wayne Ellington | 14 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Frank Ntilikina | 13 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Allonzo Trier | 12 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Bobby Portis | 6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Damyean Dotson | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Kadeem Allen | 4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 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 * | 31 | 9-19 | 6-12 | 7-7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 31 | - | - | |
| Anthony Davis * | 28 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | - | |
| Danny Green * | 25 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Avery Bradley * | 24 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| JaVale McGee * | 14 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | - | |
| Dwight Howard | 25 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | - | - | |
| Rajon Rondo | 23 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Kyle Kuzma | 20 | 6-11 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 18 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Alex Caruso | 14 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Troy Daniels | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| Quinn Cook | 4 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Jared Dudley | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter