Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 72.5% | 27.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 52.9% | 47.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 58.6% | 41.4% | -1.9 | ✗ (22.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.7% | 51.3% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 54.4% | 45.6% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 52.3% | 47.7% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 52.4% | 47.6% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 46.6% | 53.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +21 (114-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Barton * | 36 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Jamal Murray * | 36 | 7-17 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | - | - | |
| Nikola Jokic * | 34 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Paul Millsap * | 31 | 3-13 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| JaMychal Green * | 28 | 5-10 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Monte Morris | 25 | 7-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 19 | 3-10 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Facundo Campazzo | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Markus Howard | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Bol Bol | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| R.J. Hampton | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Zeke Nnaji | 2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| Vlatko Cancar | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 35 | 12-19 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 27 | - | - | |
| Anthony Davis * | 33 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | - | - | |
| Dennis Schroder * | 29 | 7-9 | 2-2 | 5-5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | - | - | |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope * | 27 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Marc Gasol * | 20 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Kyle Kuzma | 24 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | - | - | |
| Montrezl Harrell | 24 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | 22 | 8-12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 | - | - | |
| Alex Caruso | 16 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Alfonzo McKinnie | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Quinn Cook | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter