Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 64.2% | 35.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 56.7% | 43.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 68.8% | 31.2% | -4.4 | ✗ (16.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.3% | 45.7% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 65.4% | 34.6% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 63.6% | 36.4% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 63.7% | 36.3% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 54.5% | 45.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +12 (113-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Mobley * | 36 | 10-16 | 1-2 | 2-5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | - | - | |
| Darius Garland * | 32 | 6-14 | 3-9 | 3-4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Lauri Markkanen * | 31 | 7-14 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Jarrett Allen * | 31 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Collin Sexton * | 31 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Ricky Rubio | 31 | 6-15 | 3-8 | 3-3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | - | - | |
| Lamar Stevens | 20 | 1-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Kevin Love | 16 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Dylan Windler | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Ed Davis | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Dean Wade | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Denzel Valentine | 2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 37 | 10-22 | 1-10 | 5-5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | - | - | |
| Russell Westbrook * | 34 | 8-13 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Anthony Davis * | 31 | 7-14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | - | - | |
| Kent Bazemore * | 28 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| DeAndre Jordan * | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 24 | 9-12 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | - | - | |
| Avery Bradley | 23 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Austin Reaves | 20 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Dwight Howard | 19 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Malik Monk | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter