Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 66.4% | 33.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 36.8% | 63.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 28.8% | 71.2% | +5.0 | ✓ (0.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 36.7% | 63.3% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 25.6% | 74.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 28.0% | 72.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 27.9% | 72.1% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 31.2% | 68.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +5 (99-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Powell * | 40 | 10-20 | 5-11 | 5-6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | - | - | |
| Robert Covington * | 35 | 0-8 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jusuf Nurkic * | 35 | 7-15 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | - | - | |
| Anfernee Simons * | 35 | 7-18 | 3-10 | 2-3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| CJ McCollum * | 33 | 5-17 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Ben McLemore | 17 | 1-9 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 16 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Trendon Watford | 15 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| CJ Elleby | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis * | 36 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 10-14 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30 | - | - | |
| Russell Westbrook * | 33 | 3-12 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Malik Monk * | 30 | 2-10 | 1-6 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Avery Bradley * | 30 | 4-10 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Stanley Johnson * | 17 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 32 | 8-12 | 5-6 | 3-4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | - | - | |
| Austin Reaves | 22 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | 18 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Dwight Howard | 11 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | - | - | |
| Kent Bazemore | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter