Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 63.0% | 37.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 37.3% | 62.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 38.3% | 61.7% | +2.6 | ✓ (26.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 27.8% | 72.2% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 3.7% | 96.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 8.7% | 91.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 8.7% | 91.3% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 16.0% | 84.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +29 (128-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Sexton * | 34 | 6-16 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Cedi Osman * | 34 | 5-12 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Tristan Thompson * | 33 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Kevin Love * | 33 | 7-17 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | - | - | |
| Darius Garland * | 29 | 7-13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Alfonzo McKinnie | 22 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Dante Exum | 19 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Brandon Knight | 12 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| John Henson | 9 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Tyler Cook | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Dean Wade | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 32 | 12-16 | 1-3 | 6-7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 31 | - | - | |
| Kyle Kuzma * | 25 | 5-13 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | - | - | |
| JaVale McGee * | 23 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | |
| Danny Green * | 23 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Avery Bradley * | 20 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 26 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Dwight Howard | 24 | 9-11 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | - | - | |
| Alex Caruso | 22 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Quinn Cook | 20 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Jared Dudley | 16 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Troy Daniels | 3 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
* = starter