Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 14.1% | 85.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 30.5% | 69.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 18.3% | 81.7% | +8.2 | ✗ (29.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.7% | 45.3% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 64.6% | 35.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 61.3% | 38.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 61.4% | 38.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 53.1% | 46.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder -21 (95-116). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 34 | 13-20 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 33 | - | - | |
| Russell Westbrook * | 33 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | - | - | |
| Avery Bradley * | 26 | 8-14 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | - | - | |
| Talen Horton-Tucker * | 24 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Dwight Howard * | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Austin Reaves | 27 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 24 | 1-6 | 1-6 | 4-4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Malik Monk | 18 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Wayne Ellington | 17 | 3-9 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| DeAndre Jordan | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Kent Bazemore | 4 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luguentz Dort * | 32 | 4-17 | 2-11 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Josh Giddey * | 32 | 5-12 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander * | 30 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | - | - | |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl * | 26 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Darius Bazley * | 23 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Tre Mann | 27 | 8-15 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Kenrich Williams | 18 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Aleksej Pokusevski | 16 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Derrick Favors | 12 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Mike Muscala | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Paul Watson | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Theo Maledon | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | - | - | |
| Isaiah Roby | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
* = starter