Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 30.0% | 70.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 53.2% | 46.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 48.5% | 51.5% | +0.3 | ✗ (18.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 60.1% | 39.9% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 77.8% | 22.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 75.8% | 24.2% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 75.8% | 24.2% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 64.8% | 35.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -18 (102-120). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Schroder * | 34 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | - | - | |
| LeBron James * | 30 | 7-15 | 1-6 | 3-6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | - | - | |
| Anthony Davis * | 29 | 9-12 | 0-1 | 9-10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27 | - | - | |
| Marc Gasol * | 24 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope * | 22 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Kyle Kuzma | 23 | 5-12 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Montrezl Harrell | 23 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | - | - | |
| Alex Caruso | 21 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | 20 | 7-8 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Alfonzo McKinnie | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Quinn Cook | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Markieff Morris | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden * | 37 | 7-14 | 2-8 | 4-5 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 20 | - | - | |
| John Wall * | 34 | 5-14 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | - | - | |
| Christian Wood * | 31 | 10-20 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | - | - | |
| P.J. Tucker * | 29 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| David Nwaba * | 17 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Eric Gordon | 21 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 20 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Ben McLemore | 16 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Sterling Brown | 13 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 8 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Bruno Caboclo | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Kenyon Martin Jr. | 3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Mason Jones | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
* = starter