Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 65.3% | 34.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 36.8% | 63.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 30.6% | 69.4% | +4.5 | ✗ (12.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.9% | 55.1% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 40.0% | 60.0% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 40.8% | 59.2% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 40.8% | 59.2% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 39.1% | 60.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -8 (107-115). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Covington * | 37 | 2-9 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Derrick Jones Jr. * | 36 | 1-9 | 0-5 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - | - | |
| CJ McCollum * | 36 | 7-22 | 3-11 | 3-3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 20 | - | - | |
| Damian Lillard * | 36 | 10-16 | 5-10 | 6-6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 31 | - | - | |
| Jusuf Nurkic * | 25 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Gary Trent Jr. | 23 | 10-14 | 7-11 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | - | - | |
| Enes Kanter | 22 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Rodney Hood | 15 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Anfernee Simons | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis * | 37 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Dennis Schroder * | 36 | 8-16 | 1-2 | 7-7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | - | - | |
| LeBron James * | 35 | 11-20 | 3-7 | 4-5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 29 | - | - | |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope * | 28 | 5-9 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Marc Gasol * | 19 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | |
| Montrezl Harrell | 27 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Kyle Kuzma | 23 | 2-9 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Wesley Matthews | 15 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | 9 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Markieff Morris | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter