Model Predictions
| Model | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 72.9% | 27.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 62.6% | 37.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 78.0% | 22.0% | -6.9 | ✗ (21.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 59.0% | 41.0% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 77.2% | 22.8% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 77.3% | 22.7% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 77.4% | 22.6% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 66.0% | 34.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +15 (117-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum * | 33 | 13-22 | 5-7 | 3-5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 34 | - | - | |
| Marcus Smart * | 33 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Dennis Schroder * | 31 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 8-10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Al Horford * | 30 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Robert Williams III * | 24 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Romeo Langford | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Josh Richardson | 15 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Aaron Nesmith | 14 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Grant Williams | 13 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Payton Pritchard | 12 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Enes Freedom | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 5 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 36 | 13-19 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | - | - | |
| Anthony Davis * | 35 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | - | - | |
| Russell Westbrook * | 35 | 9-16 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 24 | - | - | |
| Talen Horton-Tucker * | 34 | 5-14 | 0-5 | 2-3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | - | - | |
| Avery Bradley * | 24 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 21 | 4-11 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Malik Monk | 19 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Wayne Ellington | 13 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Dwight Howard | 12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Kent Bazemore | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Austin Reaves | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter