Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 34.4% | 65.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 47.5% | 52.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 43.1% | 56.9% | +1.5 | ✗ (9.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 63.8% | 36.2% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 88.2% | 11.8% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 83.3% | 16.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 83.3% | 16.7% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 72.5% | 27.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks -8 (92-100). 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 | 9-16 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 21 | - | - | |
| Anthony Davis * | 30 | 7-14 | 1-2 | 13-13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 28 | - | - | |
| Danny Green * | 19 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Avery Bradley * | 18 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| JaVale McGee * | 16 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Dwight Howard | 27 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | - | |
| Kyle Kuzma | 27 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | - | - | |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 26 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Alex Caruso | 19 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Rajon Rondo | 18 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Morris Sr. * | 37 | 7-16 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Julius Randle * | 34 | 6-16 | 0-4 | 4-5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Elfrid Payton * | 31 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 8 | - | - | |
| Reggie Bullock * | 21 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Taj Gibson * | 17 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | - | - | |
| Damyean Dotson | 27 | 6-14 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Mitchell Robinson | 23 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Bobby Portis | 18 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Frank Ntilikina | 12 | 0-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Kevin Knox II | 10 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter