Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley-Terry | 44.8% | 55.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 52.2% | 47.8% | -0.5 | ✗ (14.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 30.9% | 69.1% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 13.0% | 87.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 14.4% | 85.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 14.4% | 85.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 21.5% | 78.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +14 (100-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Allen * | 36 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 4-8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Darius Garland * | 33 | 6-17 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Larry Nance Jr. * | 27 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | - | - | |
| Isaac Okoro * | 25 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Cedi Osman * | 24 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Dean Wade | 24 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Brodric Thomas | 19 | 0-7 | 0-4 | 5-6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | - | - | |
| Damyean Dotson | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Quinn Cook | 14 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Lamar Stevens | 10 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Dylan Windler | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Schroder * | 31 | 7-12 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | - | - | |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope * | 28 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Kyle Kuzma * | 27 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Markieff Morris * | 27 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Marc Gasol * | 15 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | 32 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Montrezl Harrell | 29 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | - | - | |
| Alex Caruso | 23 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Wesley Matthews | 18 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Devontae Cacok | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Alfonzo McKinnie | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Kostas Antetokounmpo | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter