Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 34.2% | 65.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 39.1% | 60.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 31.0% | 69.0% | +4.4 | ✓ (10.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.3% | 52.7% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 47.9% | 52.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 51.0% | 49.0% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 51.0% | 49.0% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 46.2% | 53.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +15 (111-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Schroder * | 36 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | - | - | |
| Kyle Kuzma * | 29 | 5-13 | 2-9 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | - | - | |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope * | 28 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | - | - | |
| Markieff Morris * | 26 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | - | - | |
| Andre Drummond * | 25 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | 22 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Wesley Matthews | 16 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Alex Caruso | 15 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Montrezl Harrell | 15 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| Ben McLemore | 14 | 2-8 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Marc Gasol | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Devontae Cacok | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Kostas Antetokounmpo | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle * | 38 | 13-23 | 2-6 | 6-7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 34 | - | - | |
| RJ Barrett * | 33 | 2-11 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Reggie Bullock * | 30 | 4-12 | 3-10 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Nerlens Noel * | 30 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | - | - | |
| Elfrid Payton * | 27 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Derrick Rose | 19 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | - | - | |
| Alec Burks | 16 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Taj Gibson | 16 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | - | - | |
| Immanuel Quickley | 15 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Obi Toppin | 9 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Norvel Pelle | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Kevin Knox II | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Frank Ntilikina | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter