Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 54.8% | 45.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 40.7% | 59.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 45.7% | 54.3% | +0.9 | ✓ (9.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.4% | 60.6% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 27.4% | 72.6% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 31.8% | 68.2% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 31.8% | 68.2% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 33.1% | 66.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +10 (95-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Porter Jr. * | 36 | 6-13 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 15 | - | |
| Christian Wood * | 35 | 7-15 | 1-6 | 1-7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | - | |
| Jalen Green * | 31 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 3-6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - | |
| Daniel Theis * | 21 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | |
| Jae'Sean Tate * | 17 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - | |
| Eric Gordon | 30 | 4-10 | 4-6 | 5-7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | - | |
| Alperen Sengun | 20 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 16 | - | |
| David Nwaba | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | |
| Kenyon Martin Jr. | 16 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | - | |
| D.J. Augustin | 10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Usman Garuba | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | |
| Armoni Brooks | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Josh Christopher | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook * | 34 | 9-22 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 16 | - | |
| LeBron James * | 34 | 6-19 | 0-6 | 3-4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | - | |
| Anthony Davis * | 32 | 7-17 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | - | |
| Avery Bradley * | 30 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | |
| Kent Bazemore * | 27 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 24 | 8-14 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | - | |
| Austin Reaves | 20 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | |
| Malik Monk | 18 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | - | |
| DeAndre Jordan | 17 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | - |
* = starter