Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 30.5% | 69.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 54.1% | 45.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 50.5% | 49.5% | -0.1 | ✓ (8.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.4% | 49.6% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 62.4% | 37.6% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 58.3% | 41.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 58.3% | 41.7% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 50.1% | 49.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -9 (115-124). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Kuzma * | 37 | 8-16 | 3-8 | 4-6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | - | - | |
| LeBron James * | 35 | 13-25 | 2-7 | 3-5 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 31 | - | - | |
| Danny Green * | 32 | 7-15 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 20 | - | - | |
| JaVale McGee * | 18 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | - | - | |
| Avery Bradley * | 17 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 33 | 7-14 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | - | - | |
| Dwight Howard | 24 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | - | - | |
| Alex Caruso | 18 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Troy Daniels | 13 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Quinn Cook | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Jared Dudley | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook * | 40 | 15-23 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 35 | - | - | |
| James Harden * | 39 | 8-20 | 2-9 | 16-18 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 34 | - | - | |
| P.J. Tucker * | 34 | 2-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Clint Capela * | 32 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | - | - | |
| Ben McLemore * | 23 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Eric Gordon | 29 | 5-14 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Danuel House Jr. | 23 | 3-9 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Tyson Chandler | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Thabo Sefolosha | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Michael Frazier | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter