Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 15.8% | 84.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 36.7% | 63.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 22.9% | 77.1% | +6.7 | ✓ (25.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.9% | 53.1% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 52.2% | 47.8% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 48.0% | 52.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 47.9% | 52.1% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 44.6% | 55.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics +32 (139-107). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 29 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Danny Green * | 24 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Avery Bradley * | 23 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Anthony Davis * | 22 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | - | - | |
| JaVale McGee * | 18 | 7-9 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | - | - | |
| Kyle Kuzma | 23 | 4-12 | 0-2 | 5-7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 21 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Rajon Rondo | 20 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Dwight Howard | 18 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Alex Caruso | 16 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Troy Daniels | 13 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Quinn Cook | 4 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Jared Dudley | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Hayward * | 32 | 6-12 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Jaylen Brown * | 32 | 6-14 | 2-7 | 6-9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Kemba Walker * | 29 | 8-13 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Jayson Tatum * | 28 | 10-18 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27 | - | - | |
| Daniel Theis * | 17 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | - | |
| Marcus Smart | 26 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Enes Kanter | 24 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | - | - | |
| Semi Ojeleye | 19 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | - | - | |
| Javonte Green | 8 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Vincent Poirier | 6 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | - | |
| Grant Williams | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Brad Wanamaker | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Romeo Langford | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
* = starter