Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 50.1% | 49.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 54.8% | 45.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 52.6% | 47.4% | -0.6 | ✗ (17.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.8% | 50.2% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 55.2% | 44.8% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 55.5% | 44.5% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 55.5% | 44.5% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 49.4% | 50.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +17 (128-111). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Schroder * | 35 | 2-10 | 1-2 | 10-12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Kyle Kuzma * | 33 | 6-14 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Markieff Morris * | 27 | 6-14 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope * | 21 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Devontae Cacok * | 13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Montrezl Harrell | 33 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 8-12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | - | - | |
| Alex Caruso | 24 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 2-5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Wesley Matthews | 20 | 5-9 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | 19 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Alfonzo McKinnie | 7 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Kostas Antetokounmpo | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram * | 34 | 14-21 | 4-6 | 4-4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | - | - | |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker * | 34 | 7-14 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Eric Bledsoe * | 33 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Zion Williamson * | 28 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 | - | - | |
| Steven Adams * | 25 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | - | - | |
| Josh Hart | 26 | 1-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Kira Lewis Jr. | 20 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 3-3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | - | - | |
| Jaxson Hayes | 19 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Nicolo Melli | 8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Naji Marshall | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Will Magnay | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Wenyen Gabriel | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter